The Christmas Guest: A classic country house murder for the festive season

A lonely American student in London is invited to spend Christmas with her classmate's family at their Cotswolds manor house. She soon discovers that there is something strange about the old house and the mysterious Chapman family. The book is a perfect one-sitting read, filled with twists and a shocking revelation.

Format: Hardback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 28 September 2023
Publisher: Faber & Faber

Delightful. . . The twist will make you rethink everything.

New York Times Book Review
Funny, clever, and gripping. . . with twists that will blow you away.

Irish Independent
When Ashley Smith, a bright-eyed but lonely American studying in London, is invited to spend Christmas with her classmate's family at their Cotswolds manor house, it seems like a perfect country idyll.

And for Ashley, who records it all in her diary, there's the added romantic potential of her friend's twin brother, Adam, who she thinks could be her wildest dream come true.

But is there something strange about the old house, both stately and rundown?

What could the motives of the mysterious Chapman family be?

And what holiday horrors might be lying in wait?

What Reader's are saying:

Perfect. . . I was not prepared for the shocking revelation.
5* reader review

All the Christmas cheer & nostalgia wrapped in a gothic murder mystery.
I loved it!
5* reader review

Filled with lots of twists. . . the perfect one-sitting read.
5* reader review

A perfect small jewel of a story.
5* reader review

I GASPED at several of the reveals.
Christmas magic mixed with a quaint murder mystery.
5* reader review

Weight: 242g
Dimension: 137 x 207 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780571378777
Edition number: Main