Mistletoe and Murder has been launched in London!

October 31, 2016

The great Mistletoe and Murder tour has begun!

On Sunday 30th October I visited Trafalgar Square Waterstones, a store that has loved and supported my books since Murder Most Unladylike launched there in 2014. They’re a brilliant shop, and I always feel so glad to do an event with them. And, of course, since this is a Christmas book, we had particular fun planning the bunbreak …

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There was a great turn-out for my reading – it was lovely to see so many familiar faces.

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And then it was signing time! These detectives were planning their own murder mystery as they queued …

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I’m always so pleased to see Deepdean pupils in the queue!

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And how lovely is this hand-drawn card?

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I set my guests a challenge while they waited: to create and draw their own festive murder mystery cover. There were some STRONG entries – my favourite was MINCED UP, by Solene, which I didn’t get the chance to take a picture of (but trust me, it was impressive) – below are a few of my other favourite entries.

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IT WENT OFF WITH A BANG! by Aiza
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THE CHIMNEY POT CHOKING by Philippa and Helen (proving that you are never too old to join the Detective Society)
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KILLER AT CHRISTMAS by Sophie (what a tag line!)
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MINCE PIE PUZZLE by Amelie

Thank you to everyone who came! If you’re coming to another event on the tour, please let me know – and if I’m not coming to your area, I’m sorry! I do try to get to as many parts of the country as possible, but of course I’m not quite as good as Santa Claus. Look out for future tours, when I’ll be trying to go to new places as well as old favourites, and let me know if you’d like a visit from me. I always love hearing where I have fans!

 

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