December, 2026 Book

Happy Bloody Christmas

by Jo Middleton
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Anna’s Christmas Eve To Do List: 1. Wrap the kids’ presents​ 2. Peel the potatoes ​ 3. Get rid of the dead body?!

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Hungover and exhausted after her family’s annual party, all Anna Johnson wants for Christmas is to finish her to-do list and finally sit down with the world’s biggest glass of wine.

But when she stumbles across a dead body in her larder, her plans are well and truly buggered.

A mysterious death in her home really is the last thing she needs, but with her judgemental in-laws arriving in less than twenty-four hours, turning her house into a crime scene is not an option. If she’s going to save Christmas, it’s up to Anna to find out what the hell’s gone on. Oh – and figure out what to do with the body before one of the kids finds it.

And you thought burning the turkey was the worst that could happen…

Murder, Death, Alcohol

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