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Happy Bloody Christmas - Not Another Bloody Christmas (Happy Bloody Christmas, Book 2)

By Jo Middleton
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PRAISE FOR HAPPY BLOODY CHRISTMAS: ‘An outrageously funny, festive romp which is as utterly wonderful as it is (Christmas) crackers!’ MIKE GAYLE

When Anna decides to take her family away for Christmas to avoid a repeat of the ‘dead man in the larder’ debacle, she finds herself plunged into another festive fiasco when a body turns up in the library of their supposedly ‘idyllic’ rural retreat.

With a dubious double booking, an unexpected snowstorm and the mysterious Mrs Haddock to contend with, can Anna and her unlikely allies save Christmas or will this holiday be their last?

Author: Jo Middleton
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 23 Oct 2025
Pages: 384
ISBN: 978-0-00-871281-5
Price: £9.99, £9.99 (Export Price) , €None
Jo Middleton is an award-winning blogger, mum of two daughters, eater of Jaffa Cakes and drinker of gin. She lives in Somerset with her three cats, all named after fictional detectives. Jo has a passion for mysteries, loves escape rooms, and longs to capture a cave full of smugglers. She is also an author, copywriter and one half of the It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere podcast. Playgroups and Prosecco is her first novel.

PRAISE FOR HAPPY BLOODY CHRISTMAS: -

'An outrageously funny, festive romp which is as utterly wonderful as it is (Christmas) crackers!' MIKE GAYLE -

'It’s the perfect Christmas present for that best friend who would definitely help you hide a body!' CHRISSIE MANBY -

'A brilliantly written, hilarious whodunnit. Smart and very, very funny. Don't read on public transport, you'll laugh so hard people will think you're a lunatic.' IAN MOORE -

‘This book is so funny, I’m quite annoyed I didn’t write it!' GILL SIMS -

'So good, you should sack off Christmas dinner and read this instead.' HARPER FORD -

'A compulsive Christmas cake binge of a read - terrific! So piercingly funny, I wasn’t sure whether to laugh or wince. A murder mystery brew that beats egg-nog hands down!' J.M. HALL -

”'Hilarious, festive and strangely relatable. I will never look at marzipan fruits the same way again. A total Christmas cracker!” - FIONA LEITCH

'Laugh a minute? More like laugh a second! I really enjoyed this delightful Christmas caper, where the humour is as rich as Christmas pudding and the plot is as tangled as tree lights.' HANNAH HENDY -

'Christmas and murder - the perfect combination! Hilarious with dollops of fun and a brilliant whodunnit. Excellent from start to finish!' JONATHAN WHITELAW -

'A five-star triumph that will warm your heart, tickle your funny bone, and keep you turning pages long into the night. It’s the perfect gift to yourself this holiday season.' ROSIE HANNIGAN -

'Chock-full of proper jokes!' ABIGAIL BURDESS -

Praise for Jo Middleton's Playgroups and Prosecco: -

'Both extremely funny and insightful. I loved every page' KATIE FFORDE -