The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter
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The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter

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The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year

by Ally Carter

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Deck the shelves with this delicious holiday whodunit, complete with enemies-to-lovers and some proper British flair.

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    Enemies to lovers

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Synopsis

The bridge is out. The phones are down. And the most famous mystery writer in the world just disappeared out of a locked room two days before Christmas.

Meet Maggie Chase and Ethan Wyatt:

She’s the new Queen of the Cozy Mystery.

He’s Mr. Big-time Thriller Guy.

She hates his guts.

He thinks her name is Marcie (no matter how many times she’s told him otherwise).

But when they both accept a cryptic invitation to attend a Christmas house party at the English estate of a reclusive fan, neither is expecting their host to be the most powerful author in the world: Eleanor Ashley, the Duchess of Death herself.

That night, the weather turns, and the next morning Eleanor is gone.

She vanished from a locked room, and Maggie has to wonder: Is Eleanor in danger? Or is it all some kind of test? Is Ethan the competition? Or is he the only person in that snowbound mansion she can trust?

As the snow gets deeper and the stakes get higher, every clue will bring Maggie and Ethan closer to the truth—and each other. Because, this Christmas, these two rivals are going to have to become allies (and maybe more) if they have any hope of saving Eleanor.

Assuming they don’t kill each other first.

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The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year

PROLOGUE

Excerpt from the Official Police Interrogation of Margaret Chase and Ethan Wyatt

December 25

Ms. Chase: Well, of course I have his blood on my hands.

Mr. Wyatt: It was just a scratch.

Ms. Chase: I obviously didn’t try to kill him.

Mr. Wyatt: Maggie’s more of a lover than a—

Ms. Chase: If I’d tried to kill him, he’d be dead.

Mr. Wyatt: She’s such a good person. [Mr. Wyatt pats his heart.] Right here.

Ms. Chase: Of course, I’m not offended that you’d accuse me of murder. I’m offended you’d think I’d be bad at it.

Mr. Wyatt: It’s a point of professional pride. Ha! Wait. That was a joke. Can you please write down that I was—

Ms. Chase: You should have separated us, you know? We shouldn’t be together for this. Not that we’re together! Oh no! We are not a we. He is he and I am me and we are not…

Mr. Wyatt: We’re colleagues.

Ms. Chase: I prefer nemesis. Nemesis is a far better word.

Mr. Wyatt: It’s a big market, and we appeal to different— Have I mentioned they’re making one of my books into a movie?

Ms. Chase: I’m sorry, but are we seriously still sitting here, doing nothing? Am I really wearing this ridiculous sweater, answering these ridiculous questions when she’s…

Inspector Patel: Why don’t you start at the beginning?

Mr. Wyatt: I…uh…I don’t understand the question.

Inspector Patel: When did it start?

Mr. Wyatt: Oh. It started—

Ms. Chase: In the elevator.

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People We Meet on Vacation
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Stars in Your Eyes
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Love & Other Disasters
Georgie, All Along
It Ends with Us
The Heart Principle
The True Love Experiment
The Holiday Swap
The Love Hypothesis
One Last Stop
The Bride Test
Head Over Heels
Most Wonderful
The Reunion
One Day in December
Lunar Love
Ana María and the Fox
Before I Let Go
The Boyfriend Project
How to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days
In a Holidaze
Kiss Her Once for Me
How Freaking Romantic
The Heartbreak Hotel
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Kitty St. Clair’s Last Dance
An Academic Affair
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