I can't believe that I'm saying this, but the puzzles took away from the overall story! I love having puzzles to solve, so having to "choose" between the puzzles or enjoying the story...it was just too much for my brain to handle sometimes. However, it's fun and different, and close to something we all need on our bookshelves.

While I loved the Christmas themes and some of the puzzles, the way it was organized and written left me feeling very confused. I don’t mind when things come together clearly but this one was a bit too much for me.

Thank you to NetGalley for this arc!

This book is definitely out of the box and unexpected, especially for a cozy Christmas mystery. The puzzles were a fun addition but I had to force myself to just read the story and not focus so much on the puzzles themselves because I started to get lost. It was a fun read overall!

Loved the synopsis but the book is written in such a scattered way that I couldn’t help but continually think I had missed something. Not for me.

The Christmas Jigsaw Murders was a thoroughly entertaining christmas murder mystery (a christmas murder mystery wasn’t a genre I knew I needed in my life before this but you can bet I’m going to be looking into more of them!)

The pace starts off a little slow (but I personally really like that as it gives us as the reader a chance to get the lay of the land a little) but the pace steadily climbs throughout until I was rapidly turning the pages to find the culprit!

I loved Edie’s personality and for me that was really the star of the book. She’s no nonsense, unapologetic, a complete Christmas Grinch (for pretty valid reasons honestly), and I completely adored her as our MC. I also absolutely loved how Edie’s mind works in both deciphering and creating puzzles - her unfaltering logic was honestly really interesting to see unfold. Riga is also another delightful character whose personality was a welcome addition. Honestly, I really loved some of the more unconventional characters here and I’m hoping there might be more to come from Edie in the future!

There was an added twist of there being puzzles interwoven that the writer could complete. I’m not entirely sure these brought anything to the table for me but I do think it’s a fun edition that I’m sure will appeal to a lot of readers.

The only weaknesses here for me was that the mystery itself wasn’t hugely compelling for me - it was the wonderful character voices that kept me hooked.

Overall this was a really fun christmas read - nothing too serious but absolutely perfect to dive into over the festive season!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an E-ARC

Thank you NetGalley! This was a different type of book than others I’ve read. I loved all the puzzles that it included. The protagonist was very funny

I had a hard time getting into this at first but I think it was because I was so focused on the "games" the author gives us in the beginning. Once I stopped focusing on those and jist read the story...wow, it's so good. It's such a good murder mystery/thriller. I flew through the pages and throughly enjoyed every minute of it!

The murderer taunts Edie from the beginning of the book, which builds in suspense as the killings go on. The puzzles were a great addition to the overall mystery, and I truly enjoyed having them in there. The characters were colorful, the hints were ingenious, and the humor frequently made me giggle, but overall, the book felt stiff. This was a alright, cozy Christmas mystery.

On 19th of December, renowned puzzle setter, loner and Christmas sceptic Edie O’Sullivan finds a hand-delivered present on her doorstep. Unwrapping it, she finds a jigsaw box and, inside, six jigsaw pieces. When fitted together, the pieces show part of a crime scene – blood-spattered black and white tiles and part of an outlined body. Included in the parcel is a message: ‘Four, maybe more, people will be dead by midnight on Christmas Eve, unless you can put all the pieces together and stop me.’ It’s signed, Rest In Pieces.

Edie contacts her nephew, DI Sean Brand-O’Sullivan, and together they work to solve the clues. But when a man is found near death with a jigsaw piece in his hand, Sean fears that Edie might be in danger and shuts her out of the investigation. As the body count rises, however, Edie knows that only she has the knowledge to put together the killer’s murderous puzzle.

I have read several Benedict's books and I have loved them all. I love how lively Benedict's narrative voice is. Good twist. I loved the inclusion of puzzles in this, and I found it really added to the overall mystery. I also loved how personal this mystery became for the character, and it really added when the killer was revealed. The differing POVs added make this a thoroughly enjoyable read!!

Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for this ARC! The Christmas Jigsaw Murders by Alexandra Benedict is a thrilling and cleverly plotted holiday mystery. It centers on Edie O’Sullivan, a puzzle setter and Christmas skeptic, who receives a cryptic jigsaw puzzle predicting multiple murders unless she can solve the clues. As Edie collaborates with her nephew, Detective Inspector Sean Brand-O’Sullivan, the suspense escalates, weaving together dark, festive twists and clever word games. Benedict's use of anagrams and puzzles, alongside the traditional whodunit formula, gives the story a unique charm reminiscent of Agatha Christie's Golden Age mysteries. With a fast pace and a compelling mystery, this novel is a gripping holiday read​.

Very enjoyable! This was such a good book. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. The author did a superb job with her character’s and the plot had some twists and turns that I really enjoyed. Edie and Sean make an excellent team, maybe they can have their own series.

This was a joy to read! Loved Edie and Sean's relationship. Most of the characters in this story are characters themselves. I love a good puzzle and this just kept me on my toes. A great cozy mystery even tho it's a little less cozy and way more mystery. =)

This was fantastic. I really enjoyed reading it and didn’t want to put it down. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this ARC!

This is the third book by Alexandra Benedict that I have read and I absolutely loved it. Her mystery books make you think outside of the box. There is just something about Christmas and Murders that just go together for me.

My absolute favorite of the author's Christmas Murder Mystery themed books. Alexandra Benedict did a fantastic job with her character development and the plot was excellent. I love how the book centered around jigsaw puzzle pieces were the clues.

Honestly, I would love to see Edie and Sean in other Murder Mysteries together. They make an excellent duo

The Christmas Jigsaw Murders is a fantastic mystery! I loved this book!
The main character is an older, grouchy jigsaw puzzle setter with quite the mystery on her hands.

With some help she investigates, and she is just one of the best characters I have read.

I love mysteries with older sleuths. I happen to be a huge jigsaw puzzle fan as well.

The mystery had some twists and turns that I really enjoyed.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this arc!

This was such a good book. I really enjoyed it. More than I thought I would. I loved the writing style. This book had me hooked from page one. This is a first for me by this author but will not be my last!!

I really enjoyed this book. It did start off slow but soon picked up and I thought it was really good.

I really enjoyed this one! This book starts off slow with the murderer taunting Edie, and continues to increase in tension as the murders continue. I loved the inclusion of puzzles in this, and I found it really added to the overall mystery. This is one of the first murder mysteries set at Christmas that I've read, and I really enjoyed it

I received a free copy of, The Christmas Jigsaw Murders, by Alexandra Benedict, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Edie O'Sullivan loves puzzles, she receives a couple puzzle pieces, that are actually puzzles to a crime. Edie and her nephew who is a DI, try to solve the puzzle. This was a good cozy Christmas mystery.