When Dilys Hughes finds herself snowbound in the middle of a bleak and lonely stretch of Yorkshire, she has no option but to accept help from passing motorist Inigo Brown, who is on his way to visit his uncle.
Arriving at his uncle's remote country house, Wintry Wold, the couple encounters a less than warm welcome from Inigo's new young aunt, Theresa. Why is she reluctant to let Inigo see his uncle, and is he really as ill as they are told?
As the snowstorm brings more stranded strangers to their door, Dilys starts to realise that all is not as it seems at Wintry Wold. When the morning brings news of the death of Inigo's uncle, Dilys sets out to investigate - was it a natural death, or was it murder?
Blurb taken from Goodreads.
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I've taken to collecting some of the classic crime books; there are so many out there that are really worth a read, and I love seeking them out. I got this one for Christmas last year, and so decided it would be a good idea to wait until the next festive season to delve into it.
It is utterly charming, from start to finish. The beautiful thing about classic crime is that it's so easy to read, and in many ways it's silly, with plots that are simple and not particularly believable. But this book was so easy to read, so sweet, and so quaint, that it just isn't necessary for it to be complicated or shocking. Books like Another Little Christmas Murder are wonderful because they are so simple. I loved every moment of reading this mystery, and I devoured it in a couple of days.
Rating: ⍟⍟⍟⍟
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