The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year

Maggie Chase and Ethan Wyatt are both well-known authors—her for cozy mysteries and him for thrillers. However, the two can’t stand each other and are shocked to discover they’ve both received cryptic invitations to a Christmas party at the home of Eleanor Ashley, a well-known mystery writer. As the party gets underway, the weather turns, and Eleanor disappears from her locked office. At first, Maggie thinks Eleanor’s disappearance must be a game or a test, but it soon becomes clear that real danger is afoot. Maggie and Ethan must put aside their differences and work together to solve the mystery before it’s too late. Carter (The Blonde Identity) offers a fun and festive cozy mystery with a bit of romance. Saskia Maarleveld and Zachary Webber narrate Maggie and Ethan as they work through their fraught past to become friends and, ultimately, lovers. Both narrators skillfully convey the characters’ changing attitudes, moving from disdain to banter to flirting.