"It's like Steed and Mrs Peel meets Murder She Wrote!" A dead priest. A stolen treasure. And a detective duo with three days to save Christmas. When Laura Carlyle and Sebastian Silver receive an urgent Christmas summons to the Cotswolds, they expect quaint village charm and mulled wine. What they find is the village priest dead in the church crypt and the most sacred treasure missing from St. Botolph's altar. Lady Margaret Sinclair insists the theft and murder are connected - Her family has loaned priceless religious artifacts to the village church every Christmas for generations. Now, with Midnight Mass just three days away, both the consecrated pyx and the priest who guarded it are gone. But Sebastian knows something about aristocratic families and their carefully buried secrets. And Laura knows that when people kill to protect the past, they're usually hiding something worth more than money. From ancient church crypts to crumbling family estates, the Christmas lights of Ashwood St Boltoph hide centuries of lies. And if Laura and Sebastian can't decode the truth before Christmas Eve, the entire village will lose more than their most treasured celebration... The second book in the critically-acclaimed series of Carlyle & Silver cozy mysteries by #1 New York Times bestselling writer Tony Lee writing as Jack Gatland, Silver - And The Christmas Caper is perfect for fans of Richard Osman, SJ Bennett, Agatha Christie and Agatha Raisin—a sharp, charming mystery with secrets, spies, and suspicious tea trays. If you enjoyed these authors, you won't be able to put down Silver - And The Christmas Caper. PICK IT UP NOW before the price changes! ———- What people are saying about Jack " ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is one of those books that will keep you up past your bedtime, as each chapter lures you into reading just one more." " ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic book, if you’re a fan of crime and police procedurals, oh boy, you’ll love this one." " ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I have read all the books in the series so far and enjoyed them all... I couldn't go to bed till I had finished it." " ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outstanding. Full of twists and turns, false leads and an ending so brilliant I was gasping out loud. Amazing." " ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book is better than anything on the telly. Very entertaining."
Author
Jack Gatland is the pen name of #1 New York Times Bestselling Writer Tony Lee, who has been writing in all medias for over thirty years including comics, graphic novels, middle grade books, audio drama, TV and film for DC, Marvel, BBC, ITV, Random House, Penguin USA, Hachette and a ton of other publishers and broadcasters on licenses such as Doctor Who, Spider Man, X-Men, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Doctors, Wallace and Gromit and Shrek. As Tony, he’s toured the country talking to reluctant readers with his ‘Change The Channel’ school tours. He’s currently a member of the Writer’s Guild of Great Britain, the Society of Authors, The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers and the Crime Writer’s Association. As Jack, he’s writing a new series of Crime Thrillers starring Detective Inspector Declan Walsh, recently seconded to the City of London Police department known as the Last Chance Saloon. The first twelve of these, LETTER FROM THE DEAD, MURDER OF ANGELS, HUNTER HUNTED, WHISPER FOR THE REAPER, TO HUNT A MAGPIE, A RITUAL FOR THE DYING, KILLING THE MUSIC, A DINNER TO DIE FOR, BEHIND THE WIRE, HEAVY IS THE CROWN, STALKING THE RIPPER and A QUIVER OF SORROWS are available now, with book thirteen, MURDER BY MISTLETOE released in December 2022 – with further adventures continuing throughout 2023. In addition to that, the first book in a new series of Adventure Mysteries starring Robin-Hood style con-man forger-turned treasure hunter Damian Lucas, THE LIONHEART CURSE was released in January 2022, and he has both a new series of crime procedurals, spinning out of the DI Walsh series and featuring ‘Cop for Criminals’ Ellie Reckless including PAINT THE DEAD and STEAL THE GOLD, and a new spy series, spinning out of the DI Walsh series and featuring burned MI5 agent Tom Marlowe including SLEEPING SOLDIERS and TARGET LOCKED. He can be found at www.tonylee.co.uk and www.jackgatland.com.
