PRELUDE TO MURDER: A Rex Graves Mystery

When a glamorous young couple, who appear to have everything going forthem, are found dead in their house on his fiancée's street, Scottishbarrister Rex Graves feels compelled to get involved in the case thathas Derbyshire Constabulary stumped. Helen is less enthusiastic. Rex had promised to dedicate the weekend to planning their wedding, not solving a juicy double murder.

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

**STARRED** Review from Booklist: "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