{"product_id":"the-christmas-tree-murders","title":"The Christmas Tree Murders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE DELICIOUSLY DARK VICTORIAN MURDER MYSTERY PERFECT FOR GIFTING THIS CHRISTMAS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Clever, intriguing and beautifully atmospheric...an immaculate slice of festive fiction. The characters are vivid and electric, the plot unfolds like a perfect Victorian puzzle-box and the writing is just sumptuous' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eALEX HAY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Superb...a rich puzzle imbued with all the splendour of the Victorian Gothic’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTOM MEAD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Delightfully festive and irresistibly addictive. An essential addition to your Christmas list' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJESSICA BULL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIt is December 1884, and we have a murder to solve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCome, my friend – follow me, for we have much to see this festive season.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst, a house: a brand-new country estate, with all the latest technological innovations – electric light-bulbs, running water, dumb-waiters, hydraulic lifts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSecond, a family: celebrated inventor Sir Russell Morgan, his grown-up children, his elegant new wife.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNext, their guests: the great and the good (well, the rich), dressed in all their finery, eager to celebrate Christmas at Clifftop House.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd finally: a body – for what festive mystery would be complete without one? Here lies one of the servants, laid out beneath the Christmas-tree, his hands covered in burns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe police dismiss his death as an accident, but our heroine, Millie – kitchenmaid and keen reader of sensation novels – is not so sure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristmas Day is fast approaching. Can we solve the mystery of Clifftop House before another guest meets an untimely end?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Full of atmosphere and fantastic characters... A proper Victorian murder mystery that kept me turning the pages. A perfect Christmas read’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLOUISE HARE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘This immersive Victorian treat of a book is packed with fascinating characters and clues. It's an absolute delight’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e JOSIE LLOYD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEarly readers are loving \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTHE CHRISTMAS TREE MURDERS,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e too...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'An irresistible combination of Victorian Gothic Country House mystery' *****\u003cbr\u003e'Very gripping full of suspense, atmospheric, compelling' *****\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePerfect for fans of:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Female sleuths\u003cbr\u003e- The Victorian period\u003cbr\u003e- Upstairs\/downstairs dynamics\u003cbr\u003e- Witty narrators\u003cbr\u003e- Cosy crime\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57728780665205,"sku":"ED4-74B-B12","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/a766f1fa-1fd7-4115-b968-f93e91dda8d1.jpg?v=1793878910","url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.surf\/products\/the-christmas-tree-murders","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}