The Winter Visitor

By: B P Walter

Narrated by: Oliver J Hembrough

A completely gripping and totally unputdownable crime thriller.

The perfect family Christmas. The perfect murder....

In a snow-covered manor with views of the icy loch, the Weyman family gather for Christmas. A fire is roaring, presents are wrapped and carols play on the radio. And the Weyman brothers each have a fake smile on their faces....

Because George, Ken, and Ralph are united by a terrible secret. And they are all desperate to know why their grandmother has summoned them. Playing happy families at Christmas has never been a Weyman tradition…especially after what happened twenty years ago.

Then, out of the whirling storm, a stranger knocks at the door. He has bright blue eyes and an impossible accusation.

George lies. Ken blusters. Ralph hides. The secret they’ve kept hidden for so long is about to come out.

But in the morning, the winter visitor is dead, a gold ornament through his heart.

One of them is a killer. Trapped in a storm, huddled by the fire, will they uncover the truth? Or bury it forever?

A brilliantly twisty festive thriller from the bestselling author of The Dinner Guest. Perfect for fans of Alex Pine, Lucy Foley and Lisa Jewell.

©2025 B P Walter (P)2025 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

A little slow to start but worth the wait.

I enjoyed the book and the narrator. Starts a bit slow but it picks up and gets going in the second act.

Just couldn't get hooked

I really wanted to like this one but halfway in and the only excitement was in the prologue so I stopped listening. No action, just constant alluding to some family secret and characters I just couldn't get attached to. The thing that drove me crazy though was the pronunciation of " Loch". I'm sure it's an accurate pronunciation but it sounds like they are coughing phlegm from the back of their throat every time they say the word and the say it multiple times a chapter.