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Serena Patel and Robin Stevens‘s anthology of 13 winter-themed crime short stories for readers aged 9+ is a disappointing affair. None of the stories are bad but equally none of them really gripped me or stood out. I liked Harry Woodgate‘s illustrations, which bring scenes from some of the stories to life and the diversity of characters and backgrounds is good but ultimately this was a collection that left me cold rather than cheered.

This winter themed middle grade mystery collection of short stories take you on wintery journeys of Christmas crimes, festive foul play and murder mysteries.
From the title I expected numerous murder mysteries but some just had strange events or riddles to solve.
Middle graders would love the diverse stories as they fit the clues, crimes and character building within such a short period of time.
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