All they want for Christmas is you . 'This should be on every crime reader's Christmas wish list' CHRIS WHITAKER, bestselling author of We Begin at the End * In the picturesque village of Kibblesworth, DI Tom Stonem is dreaming of a quiet Christmas alone. But in the shadow of the Angel of the North, a body lies waiting. The dead man is posed with a child's Christmas list in his pocket, and the first mysterious item - 1. No angel - is crossed off. When a second body is found - a woman, stabbed in the abdomen after her work Christmas do - Stonem is convinced there's a grim connection between the crime scenes and the seemingly innocent list. 2. Red partee dress.
Could this be a murderer's twisted code? As a blizzard rages in the Tyne & Wear countryside, the body count is snowballing. Can Stonem stop the killer before they get everyone on their Christmas list? An anti-cosy Christmas crime novel for fans of The Killer in the Snow and One by One. * 'A brilliant premise and a very clever ending - I would dash through the snow to buy this!' SUSI HOLLIDAY, bestselling author of The Hike 'As twisty as the tangled ball of Christmas tree lights in your attic' CALLUM McSORLEY, award-winning author of Squeaky Clean 'Completely fooled me . I am in awe of Chris Frost's plotting skills. Loved it' JO CALLAGHAN, author of In the Blink of an Eye 'A fiendishly clever mystery guaranteed to give you the chills this Christmas!' LESLEY KARA, bestselling author of The Rumour * READERS ARE ADDING CHRIS FROST TO THEIR CHRISTMAS LISTS 'One of my favourite reads this year . This is the most thrilling, dark, fast-paced count-down to Christmas I have ever experienced . A genius storyline with characters that add many dimensions to the tangled case . I think it's the fastest I have read a book.
Trust me when I say Chris Frost has fully delivered a crime thriller masterpiece' NATALIE 'Hats off to Chris Frost for the story's perfect execution, with its excellent writing, captivating characters, and an engrossing storyline that will keep you hooked from start to finish . The Killer's Christmas List is a fantastic crime thriller, truly staggering in depth and complexity' SURJIT BOOKSELLERS LOVE CHRIS FROST 'I shall be recommending this to all crime thriller fans and buying for many on my Christmas list this year . This will be perfect for family, friends, colleagues, neighbours, secret Santa, kids' teachers . I just didn't want to put it down. Great writing, good plotting, excellent pace, loved the characters . Everyone is going to be talking about it - so don't miss out!' FIONA, Waterstones Durham Gold title ·The perfect gift for your most savage family member, or Crimbo self-purchase ·The antidote to cosy mysteries, this is crime with bite that you'll devour quicker than a plate of mince pies ·Set in a pretty village in Tyne & Wear, near the iconic Angel of the North (which features as a crime scene) * Chris Frost appeared on a panel at Capital Crime 2023, where bookmarks were in each delegate's tote bag ·For fans of Alex Pine and Ruth Ware's One by One Competition: The Christmas Killer;Night Before;Winter;in the Snow;One by One;Dead Souls;Death Message;House Woods;Bullet that Missed;Sherlock Holmes;Murder List;Blood Runs Cold. Alex Pine;Ruth Ware;Ian Rankin;Richard Osman;Reverend Richard Coles;Agatha Christie;Mark Dawson;Damien Boyd;Jackie Kabler;J M Dalgliesh.