title: The Deaths of December: A cracking Christmas crime thriller
author:  Susi Holliday 
description: <b>A brilliant read!</b><b>Louise Voss</b><br /><br />A cracking read. <b>The perfect Christmas gift for crime fans</b><b>C. L. Taylor</b><br /><br />A <b>pacy, clever, and twisted festive treat </b>with characters who sparkle darkly. I loved this killer Christmas tale!<b>Amanda Jennings, author of <i>In Her Wake</i></b><br /><br />With a serial killer lurking beneath the festive glitter <b><i>The Deaths of December</i> is the perfect antidote to too much turkey and Christmas pudding</b>. Creepy, tense and twisty-turny as hell. I loved it!<b>Steph Broadribb, author of <i>Deep Down Dead</i></b><br /><br />With a <b>chilling, highly-original premise </b>and the quality writing we've come to expect from Susi Holliday, <i>The Deaths of December</i> is <b>a festive cracker of a crime novel</b><b>Cass Green</b><br /><br />This <b>twisted </b>take on a cherished Christmas tradition is <b>perfect for readers looking for a break from the festive cheer</b>.<b><i>Daily Express</i></b><br /><br />The <b>ultimate slay ride </b>- it'll scare the baubles off your tree!<b>Mark Hill, author of <i>The Two O'Clock Boy</i></b><br /><br />Susi Holliday's twisty story about a seasonal serial killer is <b>gripping </b>- a book full of <b>chills and thrills for under the Christmas tree</b><b>William Ryan</b><br /><br />I loved this book. It's <b>the perfect festive read</b> to curl up with by the Christmas tree - but don't get too relaxed as you won't be able to put it down!<b>Elodie Harper, author of <i>The Binding Song</i></b><br /><br />Even though this book is filled with grim death and despair, the constant Christmas references make it <b>the perfect gift. Especially for the crime lover in your life.</b><b><i>Doncaster Free Press</i></b>
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  # Homecoming in Christmas Falls
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Ciara Knight
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Homecoming in Christmas Falls
  
  
  Book I
  
  
  Return to Christmas Falls Series
  
  
  Copyright ©2017 by Ciara Knight
  
  
  Cover Art by Becky Monson
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
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  First edition published 2017
  
  
  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are
  the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
  resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely
  coincidental.
  
  
  
  
  
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  ### Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Prologue](prologue.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](chapter-001.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](chapter-002.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 3](chapter-003.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 4](chapter-004.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 5](chapter-005.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 6](chapter-006.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 7](chapter-007.xht