The Unpleasantness at the Battle of Thornford: A Father Christmas Mystery

by C. C. Benison

Overview

When a costumed, pike-spiked body turns up after a traditional historic reenactment of the 1645 Battle of Thornford, the Reverend Tom “Father” Christmas and the villagers of Thornford Regis find themselves in a battle of their own as they deal with events from the murky, more recent past.
C.C. Benison's latest intriguing and delightful Father Christmas mystery will leave cozy mystery readers puzzling over the outcome and, like a refreshing English cream tea, wishing there were more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781988168418
Publisher:	At Bay Press
Publication date:	05/25/2020
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	4.20(w) x 6.70(h) x (d)

About the Author

C.C. Benison is the nom de plume of Doug Whiteway. His first book, Death at Buckingham Palace won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. He followed that series with the Father Christmas mysteries, featuring, as amateur sleuth, the vicar of the English village of Thornford Regis, Tom Christmas. Titles include Twelve Drummers Drumming, Eleven Pipers Piping and Ten Lords A-Leaping. Benison lives in Winnipeg.

Editorial Reviews

Benison's novella rips along at a satisfying pace. Father Tom Christmas finds himself, once again, deep in the stew of human comedy and frailty that simmers under the calm surface of Thornford Regis.
—Catherine MacDonald, award winning author of Put on the Armour of Light

As far as I'm concerned, this Father Christmas is welcome all year round, and the more often the better!
—Miranda James, NY Times and USA Today Bestselling Author

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