Let The Bells Ring Out
Seven strangers find themselves stranded on a sleeper train when heavy snow traps them over Christmas. The passengers are thrown together in a setting that forces them to slow down, talk and confront their own lives. Set against the festive season, the story explores how friendships form and how a chance meeting can change everything. It’s a sister book to Milly Johnson’s earlier festive novel I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day, full of warmth, wit and Yorkshire heart.
A Carol and a Killing
The sixth Canon Clement mystery is a festive novella set in the village of Champton, where a Christmas carol concert is derailed by a suspicious death. Daniel Clement and Detective Sergeant Neil Vanloo, along with Daniel’s mother Audrey, must unravel who is responsible before the season is over. Coles blends cosy crime, village life and a lot of seasonal charm, with the cathedral choir and the small-town community playing a central role.
Dead in Three Two One
Detective Superintendent Roy Grace returns in the 22nd book of Peter James’s Brighton-set series. The city is in festive celebration, but a killer is waiting in the crowd, and Roy must race to stop them. The novel follows the series’ familiar mix of police procedure and suspense, with the twists and emotional stakes fans expect. Peter James’s Roy Grace stories have been adapted for television, and this instalment keeps the series’ tense, fast-moving style.
The Hollow
Retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch returns to the darkest chapter of his childhood. When his half-brother brings news that revives painful memories of a state-run children’s home, Bosch reopens the unsolved death of a boy he knew there. He’s determined to uncover what happened, even though the killer may be long gone, and his investigation uncovers a predator who went on to commit more crimes. It’s a tightly plotted, emotionally charged procedural.
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