{"product_id":"9781398532250","title":"The Advent of Death : Behind every door, a crime - and the last one could be murder by Alexandra Benedict","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Alexandra Benedict\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eThriller \/ suspense\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5 November 2026 by Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e234 x 153 | \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ingenious new Christmas crime novel from Alexandra Benedict, the ˜queen of cosy Christmas crime' (James Lovegrove, Financial Times)Edie O'Sullivan has no time for murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her wedding to Riga fast approaching, she is determined to ignore the desperate call from Anne, a former pupil, begging her to come to Rye. Anne “ now the town crier “ has received a strange gift: a handcrafted wooden advent calendar shaped like the town itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, it seems like a charming curiosity. Then the doors begin to open.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 December: a break-in at 1 High Street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 December: a burglary at 2 East Street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 December: ABH at 3 Eagle Street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach door opened. Each crime escalating. Then a body is discovered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdie can no longer dismiss Anne's fears. Leaving Riga and the wedding preparations behind, she heads to Rye “ where the festive streets hide a deadly design. As Christmas approaches and the body count rises, Edie must decipher the calendar's murderous pattern before the final door is opened.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Nook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58964390019453,"sku":"9781398532250","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/6525\/8945\/files\/9781398532250.jpg?v=1792846917","url":"https:\/\/www.booknookshop.co.uk\/es\/products\/9781398532250","provider":"The Book Nook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}