A Lively Midwinter Murder: A Gripping Cosy Mystery to Curl Up with This Christmas

’The perfect mix of cosy, festive, and twisty . . . the best kind of book to curl up with on a cold night by a roaring fire’ KRISTEN PERRIN, author of How to Solve Your Own Murder

’Once again Katy Watson delivers the perfect cosy: atmospheric, ingenious and fun!’ IAN MOORE, author of Death and Croissants

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Planning the perfect Christmas wedding can be murder . . .
A high society Christmas Eve wedding at a remote Scottish castle sounds like the perfect winter getaway for the three Dahlias and their partners - until a snowstorm hits, cutting them off from the mainland, and civilization.

Which, of course, is when the dead body of one of the other guests turns up in the snow outside the family chapel. A dead body wearing a wedding dress and a stolen diamond necklace...

The Dahlias were ready for mulled wine, roaring fires, and romance this Christmas. Now, they’re on the hunt for another murderer. And if their suspicions are right, it looks like the wedding may be off ...

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’Cosy crime with a glitzy, glamorous, seasonal glow!’ LANCASHIRE POST

’An unputdownable read’ WOMAN’S OWN

’Pure festive fun, perfectly set in the midst of a snowstorm in remote Scottish castle . . . I couldn’t put this latest installment of the Dahlias series down!’ C L MILLER, author of The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder

’Writing as crisp and gorgeous as the snow’ ALEX HAY, author of The Housekeepers

’It’s about as fun as a murder can get . . . ticks all the boxes for a perfect festive mystery’ JO JAKEMAN, author of One Bad Apple

’A cracking Christmas mystery with all the spine tingling trappings of a Scottish castle by the sea. What more can you ask for?’ S J BENNETT, author of The Windsor Knot

’This great story glitters and shines like the most beguiling Christmas ornament’ J M HALL, author of A Spoonful of Murder

’A glorious winter read, perfect for snowy afternoons by the fire with a mulled wine and a couple of mince pies. The three Dahlias are enchanting’ LIZA NORTH, author of The Weekend Guests

Growing up in a family of murder mystery addicts, Katy Watson learned early to look for means, motive and opportunity.

After studying English Literature - with a sideline in crime fiction - at Lancaster University, she set about teaching herself to write her own stories, while also experiencing enough of the world to have things to write about.

Two careers, a lot of airmiles, one husband, two children, three houses and forty-five published books for children and adults later, lockdown finally gave her the means, motive and opportunity to create her own murder mystery. The Three Dahlias mysteries are the result.