Murder At Midwinter

Name: Murder At Midwinter
Brand: Penguin Random House Distribution
SKU: 9781787304321
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By Ada Moncrieff

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A school reunion at Midwinter ends in death. Could it be related to the unsolved kidnapping that happened there twenty years before? From the popular seasonal mystery writer Ada Moncrieff comes a brand-new Christmas Crime Caper! THE COSIEST OF CRIMES FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON A SCHOOL... Read More

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THE COSIEST OF CRIMES FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON

A SCHOOL REUNION... A PARTY TO DIE FOR.

December 1937. Daphne King is attending the twentieth anniversary reunion at her secondary school, Midwinter Academy. It is a weekend of resurrected rivalries and alliances. A string of peculiar incidents prompts Daphne to suspect that she and her friends are being sent messages – or warnings – related to the disappearance of a classmate twenty years ago.

It was a mystery which clouded their final year at the school – and one which Daphne, as a budding eighteen-year-old sleuth, solved. But now, the morning after the reunion, another of Daphne's old school friends is found dead; and Daphne finds herself in the role of investigator once more. Are the two cases linked? And has Daphne learned from the mistakes of her past?

Readers LOVE Ada's festive romps:

'Reminds me of PG Wodehouse'
'Compelling and engaging'
'A modern rival to Agatha Christie'
'A festive favourite'
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781787304321

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Harvill

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 199.0mm

Weight: 206g

Pages: 288

Collections

Ada Moncrieff Cosy Crime Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Historical Crime & Mystery Historical Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

Ada Moncrieff is the author of Murder Most Festive, Murder at the Theatre Royale and Murder at Maybridge Castle. She lives and works in London.

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