Janice Hallett has become one of my favorite mystery authors very quickly, due to her creative way of crafting her stories. She is a modern day Agatha Christie, because she presents her mystery stories in mixed-media form. This is a sort-of sequel to “The Appeal”, only now in a Christmas setting. Like the first book, the amateur theater group the Fairway players are raising money for a good cost by performing a play. And again someone ends up dead.
 
The evidence is presented to two lawyers, in the form of emails, text messages, news paper clippings, etcetera. And we can all puzzle along. Again, at the start, you have no idea who is the dead person. I liked the mystery, but I didn’t love it as much as “The Appeal”. That’s mainly because the ending was not at all satisfying. It felt a bit rushed and I expected a bit more. But for the rest, it was a great read.