The Case of the Christmas Card
A festive murder mystery novella featuring Ali Dawson
$35.92
- Hardcover
176 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2026
Summary
A festive murder mystery novella featuring Ali Dawson
No-one is more surprised than time-travelling detective Ali Dawson when Charles Dickens suddenly turns up on her doorstep a few days before Christmas. The Great Writer is as baffled as she is as to how he got there. Ali takes him in, despite being preoccupied with a new cold case around the murdered artist Sylvester Strong.
Dickens is a rather demanding house guest. However, as a detective, he shows distinct promise and tog…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529449570 |
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| ISBN-10: | 152944957X |
| Author: | Elly Griffiths, Julie Maisey |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 138mm x 222mm |
| Series: | The Ali Dawson Mysteries |
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Critics Review
Most writers of popular fiction would love to invoke the spirit of Dickens at Christmas but Elly Griffiths does this like literally no one else * REV. RICHARD COLES *
Dickens and Dawson make a great sleuthing combination * LUCINDA HAWKSLEY *
Elly Griffiths has invented her own new genre, Mulled Wine Crime - warming and intoxicating * IAN MOORE *
Elly Griffiths
Elly Griffiths is a multi-award-winning author and a No. 1 bestseller. She has written twenty-seven crime novels for adults, four for children, and a volume of short stories. Her books for adults include the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries, the Brighton Mysteries and the Detective Harbinder Kaur series, as well as The Frozen People, the first book in the Ali Dawson Mysteries.
Elly’s many accolades include the CWA Dagger in the Library, the Edgar Award, the Fingerprint Award for Crime Novel of the Year and the Theakston Old Peculier Outstanding Contribution Award, as well as being shortlisted multiple times for the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year Award.
Elly has two grown-up children and lives near Brighton with her archaeologist husband and their cat, Pip.
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