A Cold Night’s Dying
by Simon R. Green

A witty, creeptastic paranormal locked room mystery from New York Times bestselling British fantasy author Simon R. Green. The Holy Terrors are on their honeymoon, but trouble is in pursuit.

How much good can there be in a wicked world?

A honeymoon should be all about love, pampering and relaxation – not murder! But for the Holy Terrors dream team, actress Diana Hunt and her partner in crime (solving) young bishop Alistair Kincaid, even travelling to the furthest corner of the world won’t spare them from a murder mystery.

It doesn’t help when the duo hears about the legend surrounding a supposedly malevolent monster that is said to roam Canada’s Wendigo Point – and it’s even worse when they come close to a real encounter with it!

Strange happenings keep interrupting Alistair and Diana’s well-deserved honeymoon. And when one of the lodge guests goes missing, the team has another puzzling case to solve before more people vanish mysteriously into the snowy night . . .

The ‘hugely entertaining’ (Booklist) Holy Terrors Mysteries are perfect for fans of Simon R. Green’s urban fantasy novels and authors like Jim Butcher, Terry Pratchett and Ben Aaronovitch, as well as those who enjoy American Horror Story, The X-Files and murder mysteries with a supernatural twist.

Reviews

Theater lore, plenty of suspects, and a soupçon of witchy activity add up to a delightful puzzle

Kirkus Reviews on Which Witch?

A spinoff of a locked room mystery with limited suspects and a gothic atmosphere perfect for the Holy Terrors

Kirkus Reviews on For Better or Murder

A hugely entertaining series, and it just keeps getting better

Booklist on Which Witch?

Charming sleuths and bubbly dialogue add up to an appealing whodunit. A spirited cozy with a supernatural twist

Kirkus Reviews on Stone Certainty

Genuinely frightening. The resolution to the mystery is satisfying, no matter the reader’s philosophical bent (skeptics and true believers will be equally happy). Another winner from this highly talented storyteller

Booklist on Stone Certainty

Fans of Green’s Ishmael Jones mysteries will appreciate the supernatural elements

Library Journal on Stone Certainty

A sleek and appealing . . . homage to vintage whodunits

Kirkus Reviews on The Holy Terrors

Perceptive and witty . . . Great fun

Booklist on The Holy Terrors

Simon R. Green

Simon R. Green was born in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, where he still lives. He is the New York Times bestselling author of more than eighty science fiction, fantasy and mystery novels, including the Nightside, Secret Histories and Ghost Finders series, the Ishmael Jones Mysteries, the Gideon Sable series and the Holy Terrors mystery series.Simon has sold more than four million copies of his books worldwide.

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Editions

A Cold Night’s Dying by Simon R. Green is available in the following formats

97814483175233rd November 2026 X mm192£12.99
Hardback97814483175303rd November 2026144 X 222mm192£21.99
Hardback97814483175303rd November 2026144 X 222mm192$39.99
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