The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year -- Ally Carter

<p><strong><em>Knives Out </em>gets a holiday rom-com twist in this rivals-to-lovers romance-mystery from <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Ally Carter.</strong></p><p><em>The bridge is out. The phones are down. And the most famous mystery writer in the world just disappeared out of a locked room two days before Christmas.</em></p><p>Meet Maggie Chase and Ethan Wyatt: </p><p>She's the new Queen of the Cozy Mystery.</p><p>He's Mr. Big-time Thriller Guy.</p><p>She hates his guts.</p><p>He thinks her name is Marcie (no matter how many times she's told him otherwise.)</p><p>But when they both accept a cryptic invitation to attend a Christmas house party at the English estate of a reclusive fan, neither is expecting their host to be the most powerful author in the world: Eleanor Ashley, <em> the Duchess of Death </em>herself.</p><p>That night, the weather turns, and the next morning Eleanor is gone.</p><p>She vanished from a locked room, and Maggie has to wonder: Is Eleanor in danger? Or is it all some kind of test? Is Ethan the competition? Or is he the only person in that snowbound mansion she can trust?</p><p>As the snow gets deeper and the stakes get higher, every clue will bring Maggie and Ethan closer to the truth--and each other. Because, this Christmas, these two rivals are going to have to become allies (and maybe more) if they have any hope of saving Eleanor.</p><p>Assuming they don't kill each other first.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Ally Carter<br><b>Publisher: