The Case of the Christmas Card
- Published
- 8 October 2026
- Pages
- 176
- ISBN-13
- 9781529449570
- Type
- novella
About this book
The Case of the Christmas Card, a shorter festive novella slotted as book 2.5 at 176 pages, is scheduled for 8 October 2026, a bonus entry in Elly Griffiths's Ali Dawson series best read after The Killing Time rather than instead of it.
Key facts about The Case of the Christmas Card
The Case of the Christmas Card is a novella by Elly Griffiths. Readers have had it since 8 October 2026. It runs to 176 pages.
Our list holds 2 editions of The Case of the Christmas Card. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781529449570 to find the main one.
The Case of the Christmas Card is book 3 of 3 in the Ali Dawson series. The series has 3 published books. However, the series starts with The Frozen People (2025). It is also the latest book in the series with a full release date.
Additionally, Elly Griffiths writes Ruth Galloway, The Brighton Mysteries (Stephens & Mephisto) and Harbinder Kaur, plus 1 more series. Those series sit on our mystery, middle grade and historical mystery shelves. It is also the latest published Elly Griffiths book on file.
About Elly Griffiths
Elly Griffiths is the pen name of British novelist Domenica de Rosa, who worked in publishing and wrote several novels under her own name before turning to crime fiction. See every Elly Griffiths book in order.
Its place in Ali Dawson
The Case of the Christmas Card is book 3 in the Ali Dawson series. It follows The Killing Time. See the full Ali Dawson reading order.
Elly Griffiths's newest series gives her signature blend of procedural mystery and deep historical texture a genuinely new engine: time travel. Ali Dawson is a fifty-something detective with red hair and a nose ring who works for the fictional Department of Logistics, a secretive unit that has quietly been solving cold cases since 2020 by sending investigators physically back into the past. In The Frozen People (2025), Ali travels to 1850s London to clear the name of Cain Templeton, the eccentric Victorian…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781529449570
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781529449600