Joel Jessup

Murder by Christmas

25 Puzzles to Solve the Crime

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 23/10/2025

ISBN: 9781789297621

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Activity & Puzzles

Binding: Paperback

Size: 234 x 153 mm

Extent: 224 pages

Illustration: B/w puzzles

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

Can you work out whodunnit? Perfect for cosy crime fans, this is a murder mystery puzzle book with a festive twist. One story, 25 puzzles to solve the crime. Catch the culprit before Christmas Day.

Welcome to the quiet English village of Candlestow, where the festive season is in full swing. The residents are busy preparing for Christmas when a local resident – Mr Holly – is found dead. Team up with the local detective, DCI Twelvetrees, as you try to crack the curious case.

The plot twist? On 1 December, a clue arrives at the police station and reveals a dark secret from one of the village’s inhabitants. Someone is taking revenge on the village, and everyone is a potential target. And so it goes: every day a new clue arrives, and a new dark secret is revealed.

Can you solve the case of the mysterious advent-calendar conundrums by cracking 25 puzzles? And can you uncover the biggest puzzle of all: who killed Mr Holly?

Sales points:

  • Joel Jessup is an experienced author and puzzle writer. With over 25,000 words, this will read like cosy crime fiction, and with a puzzle to solve at the end of each chapter, readers will feel a part of the story as they help to piece together the clues.

  • Perfect for fans of Murdle and The Thursday Murder Club, this is a puzzle book like no other. Featuring an advent calendar of 25 puzzles with one murder to solve, this is like classic Agatha Christie with a puzzle twist.

  • Just as the narrative will include all the key genre tropes, the cover reflects the same with mystery and intrigue aplenty.

  • The cosy crime genre is booming, and this puzzle book will appeal to the millions of fans who are obsessed with the genre. The puzzle element offers an immersive angle to the book, where readers feel part of the narrative.

  • Joel Jessup is available for PR.

About the Author:

Joel Jessup

Joel Jessup is an author and screenwriter and has written many popular puzzle and mystery books including The Sherlock Holmes Case Files, Whodunit Mysteries and Escape the Titanic. During his twenty-year screenwriting career, he worked with Disney, ITV and the BBC. He has written an award-winning short horror film and hosts an obscure podcast where he puts the alien monster from The Thing into other movies.

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