December: The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter

Hello everyone!

Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Holidays!

The holiday season is in full swing, and while I know this time of year is busy for everyone, it would be a shame not to gather together for a holiday book club. This year’s festive read will be The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter.

The synopsis for this book is posted below.

Please join us at the Brewhouse and Kitchen in Cheltenham for a chat about this book! I will have some guiding questions for us, but please come with any of your own. What did you like? What did you not like/bothered you? Was it too steamy for you or not steamy enough?

Synopsis:

The bridge is shut.
The phones are down.
And the most famous mystery writer in the world just disappeared out of a locked room three days before Christmas . . .

Meet Maggie Chase and Ethan Wyatt: She’s the new Queen of the Cosy Mystery. He’s Mr. Big-time Thriller Guy. She hates his guts.

He thinks her name is Marcie (no matter how many times she’s told him otherwise). But when they both accept a cryptic invitation to attend a Christmas house party at the English estate of a reclusive fan, neither is expecting their host to be the most powerful author in the world: Eleanor Ashley, the Duchess of Death herself. That night, the weather turns, and the next morning Eleanor is gone. She vanished from a locked room, and Maggie has to wonder: Is Eleanor in danger? Or is it all some kind of test? Is Ethan the competition? Or is he the only person in that snowbound mansion she can trust?

As the snow gets deeper and the stakes get higher, every clue will bring Maggie and Ethan closer to the truth―and each other. Because, this Christmas, rivals will have to become allies (and maybe more) if they have any hope of saving Eleanor. Assuming they don’t kill each other first . . .

*As always, while opinions may differ, this group will always be a safe space, harassment-free, and welcome to all. Get ready to chat over a pint and get to know some fellow book lovers!

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