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Happy Bloody Christmas

By Jo Middleton
Series: Happy Bloody Christmas
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Don't miss the perfect Christmas present for yourself (or for that best friend who would definitely help you hide a body…) Anna's Christmas Eve To Do List: 1. Wrap the kids' presents​ 2. Peel the potatoes ​ 3. Get rid of the dead body?! Hungover and... Read More
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Don't miss the perfect Christmas present for yourself (or for that best friend who would definitely help you hide a body…)

Anna's Christmas Eve To Do List:

1. Wrap the kids' presents​
2. Peel the potatoes ​
3. Get rid of the dead body?!

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…

READERS LOVE HAPPY BLOODY CHRISTMAS!

'Had me in fits of laughter, tears streaming down my face!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Will be going in everyone's stockings this Christmas!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Engaging and quirky in the very best way' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A must read for Winter 2024!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I was absorbed from the very first page' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I have never laughed so much while reading a book!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'So fresh, exciting, funny and intelligent!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Kept me guessing until the end!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'An absolute riotous Christmas cracker!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Motherland meets Agatha Christie….The funniest book I have read this year!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I would 100% recommend this book!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

AUTHORS LOVE HAPPY BLOODY CHRISTMAS!

'An outrageously funny, festive romp which is as utterly wonderful as it is (Christmas) crackers!' MIKE GAYLE

'A brilliantly written, hilarious whodunnit. Smart and very, very funny.' IAN MOORE

‘So funny, I’m annoyed I didn’t write it!' GILL SIMS

’This hilarious, sweary, cheerful whodunnit is a full-on festive romp that will make you laugh out loud.’ ADELE PARKS FOR Platinum

‘The perfect present for the friend who would help you hide a body!' CHRISSIE MANBY

‘Hilarious, festive and relatable. A total Christmas cracker!’ FIONA LEITCH

'So good, you should sack off Christmas dinner and read this instead!' HARPER FORD

'A compulsive Christmas cake binge of a read – terrific!' J.M. HALL

'Laugh a minute? More like laugh a second!' HANNAH HENDY

'Hilarious with dollops of fun and a brilliant whodunnit!' JONATHAN WHITELAW

'A five-star triumph!' ROSIE HANNIGAN

'Chock-full of proper jokes!' ABIGAIL BURDESS

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  • Happy Bloody Christmas
    Don't miss the perfect Christmas present for yourself (or for that best friend who would definitely help you hide a body…) Anna's Christmas Eve To Do List: 1. Wrap the kids' presents​ 2. Peel the potatoes ​ 3. Get rid of the dead body?! Hungover and exhausted after her family's annual party, all Anna Johnson wants for Christmas is to...
    By Jo Middleton
    Paperback
    $5200
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008711108

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 October 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 336

Collections

Christmas Books and Gifts Comedic Crime Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Humour Jo Middleton Literary Fiction Series: Happy Bloody Christmas

About the Author

Jo Middleton is an award-winning blogger, mum of two daughters, eater of Jaffa Cakes and drinker of gin. She lives in Somerset with her three cats, all named after fictional detectives. Jo has a passion for mysteries, loves escape rooms, and longs to capture a cave full of smugglers. She is also an author, copywriter and one half of the It's Five O'Clock Somewhere podcast.

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