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Also by Alexandra Benedict:

Little Red Death, September 2026
Trade Paperback / e-Book / audiobook
The Christmas Jigsaw Murders, October 2024
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Murder on the Christmas Express, October 2023
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The Christmas Murder Game, October 2022
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The Notorious Scoundrel, May 2010
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The Infamous Rogue, August 2009
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Too Dangerous To Desire, August 2008
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Too Scandalous to Wed, September 2007
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Too Great a Temptation, November 2006
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A Forbidden Love, January 2006
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LITTLE RED DEATH
By: Alexandra Benedict

Deluxe Edition

Poisoned Pen Press
September 2026
On Sale: September 8, 2026
Featuring: DI Lyla Rondell
320 pages
ISBN: 1464251819
EAN: 9781464251818
Kindle: B0FTGP56JV
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Thriller Psychological | Thriller Crime

In this eerie crime thriller from USA Today bestselling author Alexandra Benedict, one woman is tasked with investigating a series of disturbing deaths that resemble classic fairytales, only to find out that the killings have much more to do with the facts of her own past than with fiction. . .

This is once upon a time, like you've never read it before

For twenty‑five years, DI Lyla Rondell has lived with one unsolved case: her best friend's disappearance. The only clue—a poisoned apple—earned it the nickname "Snow White." It's haunted her ever since.  

Now, when a woman is taken in a crime that has striking similarities to the story of Cinderella, Lyla is charged with investigating. And as more murders take place, each one based on a different classic fairytale, Lyla is determined to finally uncover the truth. 

But these deaths are far from the stuff of bedtime stories. And worse, it becomes increasingly clear that these killings, and the messages left within them, are addressed directly to Lyla.  

As the murders get more gruesome, Lyla becomes entangled in a web of crime and storytelling that goes far deeper than she ever could have imagined. Because someone out there is pulling her strings, and to turn the final page on the killings, Lyla will have to take a little creative license of her own.