This book was just so much fun! The mystery was really well crafted, with twists that didn’t come out of the blue but were surprising. I found that it did not fall into cliches while giving me a feeling of reading the Golden Age of Murder Mysteries books. This book is a Christmas one and it will be coming out around that time, so I definitely recommend this to anyone who wants a cosy holiday reading experience.

If you’re a crime fiction lover, who yearns for puzzles and brainteasers as you work out whodunnit, with what, where and why, you’ll know Martin’s latest novel. Six people with links with the world of crime writing are invited to spend Christmas in a snowy village, in surroundings that will soon have them cut off from everyone else… and where truly grim things happen. Only one crime expert has to solve the fictional murder to reap life-changing rewards, but there’s quite a lot of drama to get through before they can begin deciphering clues. Not everyone, however, is playing fair.

I found this to be a compelling mystery and I was enthralled from the very beginning, I love mysteries and puzzles and this fit both perfectly,
Six book/crime people are invited to Midwinter to play the ultimate murder mystery game with a large cash prize as an incentive, It’s very cloak and dagger with an eclectic mix of staff and invited guests,
Twelve people in all stay at Midwinter and through various perspectives, the story unfolds, Each guest is down on their luck, with little to no family to spend Christmas with and were lured by the chance to get back on their feet.
When one guest is found dead within the first 24 hours, it is deemed an accident…but how many deaths can be ruled accidental with a short space of time?
It was like reading two mysteries as the reader got to play along with the guests the game set for them as wel, as determine whether there is murder afoot!
With plenty of clues towards both and the perspectives of the characters, I found it thoroughly entertaining and enjoyable!
Now that I have been introduced to this author, I will be on the look out for others from him too.

I admit the twist was a bit out of the blue, I was not expecting that, but I loved the story and all the characters. It was really good, you could be a detective while reading, and at the end, they give you all the clues that were on the book.