Delicious..
The next, eagerly awaited, outing for Earnest Cunningham - the un- detective but most definite maker of mysteries. There is no rest and relaxation for Earnest this festive season - as he enters the showbiz world of magic and, it seems, murder. Can Earnest catch a master of misdirection and make it back home in relative safety, or slightly unscathed at the very least? The advent calendar clues may help, or not as the case may be, although it is Christmas after all. Another perfectly composed and wholly original spoof of the classic murder mystery, turning the genre on its head with ease and with a wonderful wit and a gloriously eccentric and eclectic cast of characters thrown in for good measure. Delicious.

The third book featuring Ernest Cunningham and his unique brand of murder investigation. This is a Christmas special and is therefore shorter than the two previous books. I really enjoyed the previous books and the chatty narrator. This book, however, is, for me, one book too many in the series. The narrator becomes irritating and the other characters lack any substance. The plot was reasonably entertaining but the book was not as well-written as the previous books. A quick read but disappointing.