angeliclight444 's review for:

The Christmas Killer by Alex Pine

5.0

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This is a great police procedural/mystery story, where DI James Walker has to find out who is murdering residents of the village of Kirkby Abbey in Cumbria during the Christmas season. The murderer has been leaving Christmas cards with different people who he feels are sinners and should be punished for their 'crimes'. He plans to kill twelve people over the twelve days of Christmas. He also leaves James a disgusting Christmas present at his front door. James has his wife Annie to protect, so he sets out to find out who the killer is and he is very surprised when he discovers who it is. I really enjoyed this book, even though I guessed who the killer was very early on. I enjoyed the relationship between James and Annie and their back stories. I love a good murder mystery and this one ticked all the boxes! I especially liked that it was set at Christmas time.

Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.