The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year : Discussion Thread

[Trisha]

Knives Out gets a holiday rom-com twist in this rivals-to-lovers romance-mystery from New York Times bestselling author Ally Carter.

The bridge is out. 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 Cozy 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, these two rivals are going to have to become allies (and maybe more) if they have any hope of saving Eleanor.

Assuming they don’t kill each other first.

[Trisha]

30 chapters

(view spoiler)[ wow, this one is so good! I'm hooked
I'm finding her hate for him and their banter a little silly at first but I like it more now that they are actually talking.

and wow, is this a test?
I love how we don't really know but the poisoning and the gun shots seem to imply it's more than that. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha]

50 chapters

(view spoiler)[ hmmm. . .
seems like Rupert brought the doctor there to declare his aunt unfit. he seems like he has the best motive right now
he's really mad about Cece.
but could her butler (he calls her by her first name?) know more or could someone else have a bigger motive?

it's definitely an odd mix of people to pull together to be trapped in the house when you go missing (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha]

okay, finished earlier but finally got the time to update

this one was so cute
(view spoiler)[ I loved the ending! I had no idea it was the bumbling detective!! I didn't connect all the ways someone was trying to kill Eleanor either - until they pointed it out!

I found the romance to be a bit cheesy but this was the perfect, light Christmas read after my last heavy read (hide spoiler)]

[Megan BG]

Whole book

(view spoiler)[Oh! I loved this one! I expected higher ratings on Goodreads, but I loved it.

I was going to be so mad if Ethan was involved, when Maggie saw him on the video, but it was 3am when I read that part so it took me a few moments to realize it didn't make sense. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha]

YES! (view spoiler)[ the video, at first, made my heart drop! I didn't want him to be involved either - but then it all made sense! (hide spoiler)]

I really loved this one too!