Murder Under the Mistletoe
ISBN: 9781399621472
Description
It is Christmas Day and at Champton Rectory, Canon Daniel Clement and his mother Audrey are joined by the residents and guests of the big house to drink, eat and be merry. At the festive feast, peace and goodwill prevail. Until two meet under the mistletoe. One of them falls down dead. And Daniel suspects murder has returned to Champton... Can Daniel and Detective Sergeant Neil Vanloo solve the crime and catch the Christmas killer?
Reviewed on 15th December 2024
This novella takes us to visit the rectory at Christmas. It takes a bunch of the best bits from the series and compresses them in.
Some readers I suspect might be disappointed by how much some aspects are compressed. Personally, I found that my favourite parts of these novels were left intact, and the others were just there in sufficient volume.
I found this to be a nice cosy read. It was really nice to visit the characters in a slightly different setting, and to see their Christmas unfold. There are some new characters to add to the mix, but a decent amount of time spent with the regulars that it felt like a familiar get together.
I really liked it and can only look forward to more visits to this world.
