THE TWELVE CLUES OF CHRISMAS
Book ID/图书代码： 06830013B60725
English Summary/英文概要： She may be thirty-fifth in line for the throne, but Lady Georgiana Rannoch cannot wait to ring in the new year—before a Christmas killer wrings another neck…
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me—well, actually, my true love, Darcy O’Mara, is spending a feliz navidad tramping around South America. Meanwhile, Mummy is holed up in a tiny village called Tiddleton-under-Lovey with that droll Noel Coward! And I’m snowed in at Castle Rannoch with my bumbling brother, Binky, and sourpuss sister-in-law, Fig.
So it’s a miracle when I contrive to land a position as hostess to a posh holiday party in Tiddleton. The village is like something out of A Christmas Carol! But no sooner have I arrived than a neighborhood nuisance, a fellow named Freddie falls out of a tree, dead…. Dickensian, indeed.
Freddie’s merely a stocking stuffer. On my second day in town, another so-called accident turns up another mincemeat pie—and yet another on my third. The village is buzzing that a recent prison break could have something to do with it… that, or a long-standing witch’s curse. I’m not so sure. But after Darcy shows up beneath the mistletoe, anything could be possible in this wicked wonderland.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 她可能是第三十五皇位繼承人，但在聖誕殺手即將把魔爪伸向下一位受害者的脖子時，喬治安娜•蘭諾克夫人已經等不及聆聽新年的鐘聲了...
在耶誕節的第一天，我獻出了我真摯的愛意，其實，那是我的真愛，達西•奧馬拉，不定期地會在南美洲渡過她的聖誕節。同時，老媽卻和滑稽的新寵諾埃爾•科沃德龜縮在一個叫Tiddleton的小村莊裏！而我和我那裝模作樣的兄弟賓基和那討人厭的嫂嫂菲戈被大雪困在蘭諾克的城堡內。
所以當我設法作為當地的一位女主人在Tiddleton小鎮上操辦一場豪華的節日派對時，這便是成就了一個奇跡。這個村莊的環境簡直就像是聖誕頌歌詞裏走出來的一樣！但在我達到不久后，一個名叫弗雷迪，討人嫌的鄰居從樹上摔下，...以狄更斯式的致死時，一切都被破壞了。
弗雷迪只不過是一個聖誕禮物。在我到達鎮上的第二天，另一個所謂的意外事故又上演成了另一起甜餡餅事件，由此引發了我的另外第三起案件。村裡所發生的紛擾，也許和近期的越獄案有關聯，亦或是來自村上女巫的一個長久以來的詛咒。我不那麼肯定。但後，當達西的屍體在（一種常用作耶誕節室內懸掛的植物）槲寄生出現時，也許什麼事情都可能在這充滿魔幻色彩的，仙境般的村莊上發生。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况：Praise for The Twelve Clues of Christmas
“The Twelve Clues of Christmas is yet another brilliant novel from Rhys Bowen.... Like all of Rhys’s books, this is so much more than a murder mystery. It’s part love story, part social commentary, part fun and part downright terrifying. And completely riveting. I adore this book and can hardly wait to give it to all my family and friends for Christmas! For all who love the season, and a great murder mystery, this book is perfect.” —Louise Penny, author of The Beautiful Mystery
"Lady Georgiana’s sixth outing...offers another witty and thoroughly enjoyable mystery with a dash of romance."—Library Journal (starred review)
"Bowen’s sixth whodunit featuring the irrepressible Lady Georgiana...may be her best yet...Bowen blends zany humor with fair-play detection as well as any author of traditional mysteries."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Praise for the Royal Spyness Mysteries:
“Wonderful characters…A delight.”—Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse Novels
“Hilarious adventure…What an absolute delight! With a witty and clever plot, it’s clear that Agatha Christie is alive and kicking and what’s more, she’s funny!” —Hannah Dennison, author of Thieves! A Vicky Hill Exclusive! Mystery
“Georgie’s high spirits and the author’s frothy prose are utterly captivating.” —The Denver Post
“Whimsical…Bowen successfully melds a whodunit with comedy as few contemporary writers can.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
About the Author/作者介绍： 裡斯•鮑文是《皇家密探》、《莫莉•墨菲未解之謎》，和《巡警埃文斯》系列的紐約時報暢銷書作家。她曾獲得過阿加莎最佳小說獎，並因獲提名為英國愛德格最佳小說而蜚聲國際文壇。
裡斯目前完成了兩部神秘系列、恢宏大氣的《莫莉•墨菲》，描述了一位好勝的愛爾蘭的移民，1900年代來到紐約城打拼的故事，以及迷人的《皇家密探》系列，描述了在上世紀30年代英國沒落皇族的故事。她的作品一直位於暢銷書榜單，並贏得過許多獎項，提名，和無數好評。裡斯•鮑文出生在英國，嫁給一個與皇室頗有淵源的家族。她如今在加利福尼亞州和亞利桑那州兩地工作。
Although I now live in California, I’m a transplanted Brit--born in Bath, but my mother’s family comes from Wales. Hence my first mystery series featured a Welsh police constable (the Constable Evans Mysteries of which there are 10). I’ve been a writer all my life but finally decided to write what I like to read--mystery novels with a great sense of time and place.
I currently write two series: The Molly Murphy mysteries set in 1900s New York City, featuring an Irish immigrant woman, and the lighter Royal Spyness Mysteries about a minor royal in 1930s England. She’s Lady Georgiana, 34th in line to the throne, but completely penniless. These have been described by Booklist as "a smashing romp."
My books have been nominated for every major mystery award in the US and I have won 9 including Agatha, Anthony and MacAvity awards.
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