Detective Inspector Isabella Wood thought her days of hunting killers were behind her. Pregnant and transitioning to Family Liaison work, she's looking forward to a quieter Christmas—until an emergency call shatters her carefully structured morning.
Albert Wadsworth, a vulnerable 83-year-old resident of Brandling House extra-care facility in Middleton, has been found dead in his flat. The scene suggests an interrupted burglary, but something doesn't sit right with Isabella. The staging feels too careful. The violence too calculated. And Albert's neighbours whisper about more than just a random break-in.
As Isabella embeds herself in the Brandling House community, knitting baby blankets in the common room and sharing tea with elderly residents, a darker pattern emerges. Missing money dismissed as confusion. Accusations attributed to dementia. A community of vulnerable people whose voices no one believes—until one of them is silenced forever.
With Christmas just days away, Isabella must navigate the fragile trust of frightened residents while her small team races against time. Because in a building where care workers hold keys and confusion provides perfect cover, the most dangerous predator is the one wearing a smile.
From the author of the DCI George Beaumont series comes a standalone Christmas mystery that proves the deadliest betrayals come from those we trust most.
While a complete standalone story, it takes place in the established DCI George Beaumont universe during novel 24.
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Detective Sergeant George Beaumont
Book 1: THE POSTMASTER’S WIFE
Detective Inspector Isabella Wood
Book 1: MURDER AT BRANDLING HOUSE
West Yorkshire Crime Thrillers
Book 1: THE MISS MURDERER
Book 2: THE BONE SAW RIPPER
Book 3: THE BLONDE DELILAH
Book 4: THE CROSS FLATTS SNATCHER
Book 5: THE MIDDLETON WOODS STALKER
Book 6: THE NAUGHTY LIST - a completely new version of The Naughty List, entirely re-written with a new plot!
Book 7: THE FOOTBALLER AND THE WIFE
Book 8: THE NEW FOREST VILLAGE BOOK CLUB
Novella 1: MISSING: MICHELLE CROMACK
Book 9: THE KILLER IN THE FAMILY
Book 10: THE STOURTON STONE CIRCLE
Novella 2: A HALLOWEEN TO REMEMBER: THE LEEDS VAMPIRE
Novella 3: ECHOES OF THE RIPPER: THE LONG SHADOW
Book 11: THE WEST YORKSHIRE RIPPER
Book 12: THE SHADOWS OF YULETIDE
Book 13: THE SHADOWS OF THE PAST
Book 14: THE ECHOES OF SILENCE
Book 15: BENEATH THE SURFACE
Book 16: THE STALKER’S TWISTED GAME
Book 17: THE VIGILANTE’S VERDICT
Book 18: A HARVEST OF SORROW
Book 19: THE ANGEL OF DEATH
Book 20: THE TWELVE DEATHS OF CHRISTMAS
Book 21: THE KIRKSTALL ABBEY MURDERS
Book 22: THE TINGLEY RESERVOIR MURDERS
Book 23: THE KNIFE IN THE DARK
Book 24: THE SNOW GLOBE MURDERS
Genre: Mystery
Albert Wadsworth, a vulnerable 83-year-old resident of Brandling House extra-care facility in Middleton, has been found dead in his flat. The scene suggests an interrupted burglary, but something doesn't sit right with Isabella. The staging feels too careful. The violence too calculated. And Albert's neighbours whisper about more than just a random break-in.
As Isabella embeds herself in the Brandling House community, knitting baby blankets in the common room and sharing tea with elderly residents, a darker pattern emerges. Missing money dismissed as confusion. Accusations attributed to dementia. A community of vulnerable people whose voices no one believes—until one of them is silenced forever.
With Christmas just days away, Isabella must navigate the fragile trust of frightened residents while her small team races against time. Because in a building where care workers hold keys and confusion provides perfect cover, the most dangerous predator is the one wearing a smile.
From the author of the DCI George Beaumont series comes a standalone Christmas mystery that proves the deadliest betrayals come from those we trust most.
While a complete standalone story, it takes place in the established DCI George Beaumont universe during novel 24.
Subscribe to my newsletter for free access to novella 0: The Beast of Belle Isle: A George Beaumont Prequel
https://leebrookauthor.aweb.page/p/cfff8220-7312-4e37-b61a-b1c6c2d15fc2
Detective Sergeant George Beaumont
Book 1: THE POSTMASTER’S WIFE
Detective Inspector Isabella Wood
Book 1: MURDER AT BRANDLING HOUSE
West Yorkshire Crime Thrillers
Book 1: THE MISS MURDERER
Book 2: THE BONE SAW RIPPER
Book 3: THE BLONDE DELILAH
Book 4: THE CROSS FLATTS SNATCHER
Book 5: THE MIDDLETON WOODS STALKER
Book 6: THE NAUGHTY LIST - a completely new version of The Naughty List, entirely re-written with a new plot!
Book 7: THE FOOTBALLER AND THE WIFE
Book 8: THE NEW FOREST VILLAGE BOOK CLUB
Novella 1: MISSING: MICHELLE CROMACK
Book 9: THE KILLER IN THE FAMILY
Book 10: THE STOURTON STONE CIRCLE
Novella 2: A HALLOWEEN TO REMEMBER: THE LEEDS VAMPIRE
Novella 3: ECHOES OF THE RIPPER: THE LONG SHADOW
Book 11: THE WEST YORKSHIRE RIPPER
Book 12: THE SHADOWS OF YULETIDE
Book 13: THE SHADOWS OF THE PAST
Book 14: THE ECHOES OF SILENCE
Book 15: BENEATH THE SURFACE
Book 16: THE STALKER’S TWISTED GAME
Book 17: THE VIGILANTE’S VERDICT
Book 18: A HARVEST OF SORROW
Book 19: THE ANGEL OF DEATH
Book 20: THE TWELVE DEATHS OF CHRISTMAS
Book 21: THE KIRKSTALL ABBEY MURDERS
Book 22: THE TINGLEY RESERVOIR MURDERS
Book 23: THE KNIFE IN THE DARK
Book 24: THE SNOW GLOBE MURDERS
Genre: Mystery
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