Lights! Camera! Mayhem!

Name: Lights! Camera! Mayhem!
Brand: Hachette UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Jodi Taylor
ISBN: 9781035416547

Author: Jodi Taylor

Series: Chronicles of St. Mary's

Narrator: Zara Ramm

Unabridged: 3 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Headline

Published: 12/25/2024

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Jodi Taylor and the disaster magnets of St Mary's return with a story of chaos and catastrophe, to wish you a very Merry Christmas.

Coming to a screen near you...

TEMPORA, THE TIME TRAVELLING TOURIST

Starring Astrid Gustafsson as Helen of Troy - 'the face that launched a thousand ships'

With Dirk Thrust as Achilles - 'demi god and hero'

And the Wooden Horse as Himself - 'easily the least wooden performance from anyone participating in this particular travesty' (Dr Maxwell)

Watch and weep as this epic tale unfolds...

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It's drama, darling! In this year's festive tale, the nation's favourite film producer, Calvin Cutter, returns to darken the doors of St Mary's once again...

Readers love Jodi Taylor:

'The Chronicles of St Mary's is one of the most enjoyable series of books I have ever read'

'Jodi Taylor is a master storyteller'

'I don't think I've ever laughed out loud so much reading a book'

'I am always gutted when I finish a Jodi Taylor book as I know I will have to wait for the next one'

About Jodi Taylor

LOSE TRACK OF TIME IN THE WORLD OF JODI TAYLORJodi Taylor is the internationally bestselling author of over twenty-five novels and more short stories that you can shake a stick at.Her Chronicles of St Mary's series follows a bunch of disaster-prone individuals who investigate major historical events in contemporary time. Do NOT call it time travel! She is also the author of the Time Police books. Set in the same world as St Mary's, this spinoff charts the highs and lows of an all-powerful, international organisation tasked with keeping the Timeline straight no matter what the cost. Efficient and disciplined, obviously they're nothing like St Mary's. Except when they are.In 2024, The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal accidentally grew from a short story to a full-length novel, revealing the origin story of two beloved characters who feature in both series.Jodi is also known for her gripping supernatural thrillers featuring the mysterious Elizabeth Cage together with the enchanting Frogmorton Farm series - a fairy story for adults.Born in Bristol and now living in Gloucester (facts both cities vigorously deny), she spent many years with her head somewhere else, much to the dismay of family, teachers and employers, before finally deciding to put all that daydreaming to good use and write a book.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Trish on December 31, 2024

It is a Christmas tradition by now to read a St. Mary's short story on / shortly after Christmas every year. This time, it's a little less festive and much more hectic. Because the film people are back. Yep, Mr. Cutter and his bunch of inaccurate writers need St. Mary's help once again. The problem?......more

Goodreads review by Kate on March 13, 2025

I've not got quite this far in the series so I'm wondering a few things about personnel but I'll leave that for when I'm caught up. I do enjoy these "Christmas" outings (nothing Christmassy about this one) because they're short, usually funnier than the novels and I often don't shout at audio Max un......more

Goodreads review by Sara on December 26, 2024

The yearly Christmas St Mary's novella! I was wonderful to return to Troy and look fondly on Max's first big jump. And this time we have a famous actress, some climbing goats and a whole heap of trouble. This is more Christmas adjacent than Christmassy but I loved the nostalgia of it. If anything co......more

Goodreads review by Alicia on January 03, 2025

4 stars In the Chronicles of St. Mary's, rarely do we have the pleasure of returning to a specific time in history that Dr. Maxwell has previously visited. For obvious reasons. This time, it just happens to work out due to a seriously misguided filmmaker, a mischievous love-struck teenager, and a ver......more

Goodreads review by Dustin on January 03, 2025

Same review as my friend, Alicia, quite honestly. I love St. Mary's. In my eyes, there's very little that Jodi Taylor can do wrong. This is a quaint little end-of-year story that we typically get from Jodi on Christmas Day, but this is the first one to have nothing to do with Christmas. Which is hon......more