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C.C. Benison

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Winnipeg, Canada

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C.C. Benison is the pen name of Doug Whiteway, a journalist and author who lives in Winnipeg, Canada. He has a degree in journalism from Carleton University in Ottawa and has worked for the Winnipeg Tribune and the Winnipeg Free Press.

He is the author of a series of murder mysteries set on the estates of Queen Elizabeth II where the crimes are solved by housemaid Jane Bee, with the Queen's help. Titles include Death at Buckingham Palace, Death at Sandringham House, and Death at Windsor Castle. He is also the author of Death in Cold Type, a murder mystery set in Winnipeg.

In 2011, the first of the Father Christmas mysteries, Twelve Drummers Drumming, was published. The novels feature Tom Christmas, Anglican priest, widower and single father,...more

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Average rating: 3.55 · 851 ratings · 202 reviews · 8 distinct works · Similar authors

	Twelve Drummers Drumming (Father Christmas Mystery #1) 3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 390 ratings — published 2011 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eleven Pipers Piping: A Father Christmas Mystery (Father Christmas Mystery #2) 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death at Buckingham Palace (Her Majesty Investigates #1) 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death at Windsor Castle (Her Majesty Investigates #3) 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1998	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death at Sandringham House (Her Majesty Investigates #2) 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death in Cold Type 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2005	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten Lords A-Leaping (Father Christmas Mystery #3) 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — expected publication 2013 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writers' Favourite Recipes by Gillian Vincent, C.C. Benison (Goodreads Author) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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