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When Sir Willoughby Keene-Cotton is found dead in the snow, dressed as Father Christmas, on boxing day at his step-daughters house, suspicions are raised that it may be foul play. He was immensely rich, and there are several people who could potentially benefit from his will, but who will depends on whether he died before or after Christmas. What follows is a twisty turny, madcap mystery that is highly entertaining, as long as you can suspend disbelief.
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This was a fun but over-the-top romp with more twists and turns than I could keep track of. I sympathize with the detective and his superior who just did NOT want him to find yet another clue.
Very clever and humorous Golden Age mystery that falls into the category of the rich elderly gentleman with many relatives waiting to inherit. It's the type of book in which you get to the end and want to go back and reread how you missed the clues and just how it was all pulled off so successfully.
Whether before or after Christmas, it has all the elements of a good Christmas mystery: Father Christmas, mince pies, chocolates, snow, and warm fires; as well as, lots of suspects with multiple motiv ...more
Whether before or after Christmas, it has all the elements of a good Christmas mystery: Father Christmas, mince pies, chocolates, snow, and warm fires; as well as, lots of suspects with multiple motiv ...more
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Murder After Christmas was surprisingly funny for a war-time whodunnit but it suffered from competition from other books I was reading, specifically The Lost Ones. It was a bit of a stop-start reading experience because of that, and I had to make a concerted effort to finish it today. It's a good read though, not my favourite British Library Crime Classic but probably the funniest. ...more
Murder After Christmas was surprisingly funny for a war-time whodunnit but it suffered from competition from other books I was reading, specifically The Lost Ones. It was a bit of a stop-start reading experience because of that, and I had to make a concerted effort to finish it today. It's a good read though, not my favourite British Library Crime Classic but probably the funniest. ...more
I enjoyed this amusing and light festive mystery. Very entertaining.
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