Description
Benjamin Stevenson returns with a Christmas addition to his bestselling, “deviously good fun” (Nita Prose), Ernest Cunningham mysteries. Unwrap all the staples of a classic cozy mystery: presents, family, an impossible murder or two, and a deadly advent calendar of clues. If Knives Out and The Thursday Murder Club kissed under the mistletoe.
My name’s Ernest Cunningham. I used to be a fan of reading Golden Age murder mysteries, until I found myself with a haphazard career getting stuck in the middle of real-life ones in this funny mystery. I’d hoped, this Christmas, that any self-respecting murderer would kick their feet up and take it easy over the holidays. I was wrong.
So here I am, backstage at the show of world-famous magician Rylan Blaze, whose benefactor has just been murdered. My suspects are all professional tricksters: masters of the art of misdirection.
THE MAGICIAN
THE ASSISTANT
THE EXECUTIVE
THE HYPNOTIST
THE IDENTICAL TWIN
THE COUNSELLOR
THE TECH
My clues are even more abstract: A suspect covered in blood, without a memory of how it got there. A baffling locked room mystery committed without setting foot inside the room where it happens. And an advent calendar. Because, you know, it’s Christmas.
If I can see through the illusions, I know I can solve it.
After all, a good murder is just like a magic trick, isn’t it?
- A cozy holiday read
- Perfect for fans of winter mysteries
- A delightful Christmas gift
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Benjamin Stevenson
Published: 10/22/2024
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 9780063412866
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 0.80″ H x 8.40″ L x 5.60″ W
About the Author
Stevenson, Benjamin: –
Benjamin Stevenson is an award-winning stand-up comedian and the USA Today bestselling author of the globally popular Ernest Cunning-ham Mysteries, including Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, which is currently being adapted into a major television series, and Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect. His most recent mystery is Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief. His books have sold two million copies in twenty-nine territories and have been nominated for nine book-of-the-year awards.
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