4.5 Stars from me
Perfect for depraved fans of crime thrillers this time of year! I loved this chiller thriller set in the days leading up to Christmas. The lead DI Tom Stonem is a great character and I really enjoyed following him on his quest to solve this case before the killer’s list was completed.
In addition to being a great crime thriller, I loved the imagery conjured up too – Chris Frost has included some apt descriptive writing in among the murder and crime scene nastiness.
For me, it had a great ending too and I really look forward to reading the next in the series.
Blurb: In the picturesque village of Kibblesworth, DI Tom Stonem is dreaming of a quiet Christmas alone.
But in the shadow of the Angel of the North, a body lies waiting. The dead man is posed with a child’s Christmas list in his pocket, and the first mysterious item – 1. No angel – is crossed off.
When a second body is found – a woman, stabbed in the abdomen after her work Christmas do – Stonem is convinced there’s a grim connection between the crime scenes and the seemingly innocent list. 2. Red partee dress. Could this be a murderer’s twisted code?
As a blizzard rages in the Tyne & Wear countryside, the body count is snowballing. Can Stonem stop the killer before they get everyone on their Christmas list?
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