The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year

Jenny has made mistakes before. But nothing quite compares to buying a bankrupt department store on a whim, just weeks before Christmas.

Armed with boundless festive spirit, a chaotic team of misfits, and the ghost of her husband’s inheritance, Jenny is determined to bring Christmas back to her Norfolk town. But between a toothless Santa, a perfume counter gone rogue, and mounting debts, she soon learns that running a store is a lot harder than building a Christmas snowglobe in her house.

Can Jenny pull off the miracle of the season, save Waddles, and maybe even save herself in the process? Or will her most wonderful idea yet turn into the most wonderful disaster of the year?

A laugh-out-loud festive comedy full of heart, mishaps, and the enduring hope that Christmas can fix just about anything. Perhaps.

© 2025 Paul S Richards (Audiobook): 9798318442292

Release date

Audiobook: 6 September 2025