Say Murder with Flowers — C.S. Challinor

In this first Rex Graves short story, the resourceful Scottish barrister is called to London at the behest of a prominent cabinet minister to solve his daughter's hit-and-run murder. Her ambitious partner in the haute couture firm, her playboy fiancé, jealous socialite sister, even the enigmatic chauffeur...each and every one of the beautiful victim's entourage must be probed and vetted to discover the blood-chilling truth.

Novelette (10,000 words, British spelling). Available in paperback (regular and Large Print) under Prelude to Murder.

By #1 Kindle bestselling author of Christmas Is Murder, published by Midnight Ink.

**STARRED** Review: "The first installment in this new mystery series is a winner... At times, it seems we are playing Clue or perhaps enjoying a contemporary retelling of a classic Agatha Christie tale (And Then There Were None, or At Bertram's Hotel) with a charming new sleuth. A must for cozy fans." 
~Booklist (American Library Association) 
 
"C.S. Challinor's CHRISTMAS IS MURDER dishes up an English manor house mystery with the traditional elements: a murder, a small contingent of suspects thrown together, and an engaging and witty sleuth... Challinor will keep most readers guessing as she cleverly spreads suspicion and clues that point in one direction, then another." 
~Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine 
 
"A disparate group of guests snowed in at an English hotel await Christmas and death. Rex Graves, QC, uses his prosecutorial expertise to work his way through method and motive until he announces the murderer in a denouement in the classic style. Challinor's debut is a pleasant modern knockoff of Christie." 
~Kirkus Reviews