Midnight in the snow (Karen Swan)

Clover Phillips is a successful filmmaker, particularly after the documentary she made about champion surfer Cory Allbright, the accident he had during a surfing competition, how his rival Kit Foley was involved and all the consequences of it on Cory’s physical and mental health. Clover wants, for herself and for Cory’s family, to understand what happened, who Kit Foley is and why he behaved the way he did.. And yes, who is Kit Foley? That is what she finds out by filming a documentary about him in the Alps, in the run up to Christmas. What she finds out might not be what she had in mind when she started.
Built on a couple of true stories, the book takes us into the world of surfing and snowboarding, and of course into the mountains, the snow, all the atmosphere around it, and some Christmas spirit. The characters are interesting and colourful, and I particularly liked Clover’s colleagues and friends Johnny and Matty and the closeness between the three of them. For me, although this was not her best Christmas book because there was not enough emphasis on Christmas and everything around it, I love to read Karen Swan’s Christmas books and I enjoyed this one overall.