Thank you to NetGalley for this free Arc copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

We once again meet Daphne King, a super sleuth investigator who has solved her fair share of crimes. This time, Daphne’s heading back to a school reunion in the town of Midwinter, where nothing ever happens… or does it!?! Daphne returns to stay at old pal Sid’s house where we meet wife Ruthie and daughter Susan, she goes up to her old school and bumps into old friends Celia and Enid. In the whirl of Christmas frivolities, a fair, many drinks and catch ups something is not quite what it seems. There is murder afoot, and can Daphne find out what’s going on before it’s too late?

Having read the previous books in this series, I knew I had to read this one too! I love the way Moncrieff writes. Her words match the era this book is set in and build up such a picture of what’s going on. I enjoyed seeing words that I’d not come across or words I haven’t seen used much. It makes the book a lovely read.

I love the characters. Susan was a delight, Sid was lovely and it was nice to have a little of Veronica. I think this will be the perfect book for a cozy murder read around Christmas time.

All that lost me a star was that the book didn’t blow me away, but it was a truly lovely read and I’m so glad I had the chance to read it.

Set in December 1937, Murder at Midwinter invites us into the snow-dusted halls of Midwinter Academy, where old classmates gather for a Christmas reunion that’s anything but merry. Daphne King, once a teenage sleuth, returns to the scene of a long-buried mystery—the disappearance of a classmate twenty years earlier. But when one of her old friends turns up dead, Daphne is drawn back into the role she thought she’d left behind.

Ada Moncrieff blends golden-age charm with a touch of melancholy. The setting is gorgeously atmospheric—twinkling lights, crackling fires, and the quiet menace of secrets that refuse to stay buried. Daphne is a thoughtful, quietly determined protagonist, and her reflections on the past give the story a lovely emotional depth.

This is a mystery that doesn’t rush. It lingers in memory, in old rivalries, in the tension between who we were and who we’ve become. Perfect for curling up with on a winter’s night, especially if you like your whodunnits with a dash of nostalgia and a whisper of ghost story.

With thanks to Ada Moncrieff, the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.

December 1937. Daphne King is at the twentieth anniversary reunion of her school. All of the old rivalries and niggles resurface - as do the memories of a classmate's disappearance, which the young Daphne solved.

And on the morning after the runion, an old classmate is found dead...

So Daphne just has to investigate.

Excellent