Book Review:: The Christmas Jigsaw Murders | Alexandra Benedict

If you love a good mystery with clues a-plenty and complex layers, you’ll love The Christmas Jigsaw Murders, by Alexandra Benedict.

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Edie O’Sullivan is a professional puzzler, creating crosswords for a job. It’s a wonderful passion, until she gets a morbid note in the mail about four murders that would take place before Christmas, and a packet with a few jigsaw pieces. She calls upon her great-nephew (whom she raised when his immediate family died), who is an inspector, to help her once bodies start dropping. There seems to be a connection to him, too, through his husband’s running club. Clues continue showing up, and a killer is on the loose at the most wonderful time of the year.

I really enjoyed listening to this book. I received an alc through netgalley and the publisher, and the narration fit the book so well. Edie is an elderly lady, and Sandra Duncan did a wonderful job, especially with the humor of a little cantankerous old lady.

I enjoyed the mystery of this story, but it wasn’t my favorite part. Something about the recording and the story itself had this nostalgic sort of feeling about it. I’m not sure if it was because of the elderly MC (for most of the novel), or the Christmasy sort of spirit, but it felt really cozy to me (though I’m not sure I’d necessarily call it a cozy mystery…there are certainly high stakes).

If you’re a fan of both mystery and Christmas stories, hey, this is a perfect read for this time of year!

Details

Title:: The Christmas Jigsaw Murders
Author:: Alexandra Benedict
Genre:: Mystery/Thriller/Holiday
Publisher:: Simon and Schuster
Length:: 351 pages
Audio Length:: 8h 56m
Audiobook Narrator:: Sandra Duncan
Audiobook Publisher:: Dreamscape Media
Published:: October 8th, 2024
The Litertarian Rating:: 4-Stars

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