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When two bickering authors—Maggie, the cozy mystery darling, and Ethan, the cocky thriller king who can't even remember her name—receive mysterious invitations to a Christmas house party at the estate of Eleanor Ashley (aka the legendary Duchess of Death), they definitely aren't expecting to actually like each other. But when their reclusive host vanishes from a locked room and a snowstorm traps them all inside, Maggie and Ethan have to put aside their rivalry and figure out whether Eleanor is in real danger or orchestrating an elaborate game. As they work through clues together in the freezing English countryside, these two prove that maybe the line between passionate enemies and passionate allies is thinner than they thought. It's Knives Out meets rom-com magic—cozy, clever, and absolutely charming.
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