The Twelve Clues of Christmas Quotes

“When I awoke the next morning I looked out at a landscape blotted out by mist and the first thought that came to me was, I wonder who is going to be killed today?”
― Rhys Bowen, The Twelve Clues of Christmas

“Freshen up? Is that some horrible transatlantic slang? If you mean for a rest, a wash, a change of clothes, then please say so. People always said what they meant in my day.”
― Rhys Bowen, The Twelve Clues of Christmas

“Lucky Devon Pixies, said the sign. I’m a lucky Devon pixie, from the legend old and true,
Kiss me once and turn me twice and I’ll bring luck to you. The pixies were silver charms in pretty little boxes with the verse on the lid,”
― Rhys Bowen, The Twelve Clues of Christmas

“What’s more, I’d learn to use a typewriting machine and develop a real skill, more useful than where to seat a bishop at a dinner table.”
― Rhys Bowen, The Twelve Clues of Christmas