The Christmas Killer
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Average rating3.3
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Ratings4
Average rating3.3
As the snow begins to fall, the body count begins to climb... DI James Walker is ready for a quiet family Christmas in the sleepy village of Kirkby Abbey. But when he opens an early Christmas present left on his doorstep, he soon realises it is no gift. Inside is a gruesome surprise, and a promise - twelve days, twelve murders. Not long after, the first body is found, half frozen in the snow. As the blizzards descend, panic spreads through the remote Cumbrian village - there's a killer amongst them, and with eleven more victims to go, anyone could be next.... Can James stop the killer before they strike again? The first in a new series, Alex Pine has written a dark, atmospheric crime novel, set in a snowed-in Cumbrian village, for fans of Val McDermid, Ross Greenwood and LJ Ross.
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2 primary booksDI James Walker is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2020 with contributions by Alex Pine.
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Ugh, the premise of this sounds so good but the execution was just....okay.
I loved the location of the Lake District and the thought of 12 murders over the 12 days of Christmas sounded exciting and quite unique, but quickly the story becomes a bit flat, the characters boring and the dialogue contrived.
I'm glad I listened to this on audio as I may have given up if I was reading it physically, it's an easy read if a bit forgettable.
