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A Christmas Visitor (The Christmas Stories)
by Anne Perry

Published: 2004-10-26
Hardcover : 208 pages
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Renowned for her acclaimed Victorian novels as well as a stunning new series set in World War I, Anne Perry consistently dazzles us with stories rife with emotion, intrigue, and psychological depth. She recently expanded her talents with the delightfully rendered novella, A Christmas ...
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Renowned for her acclaimed Victorian novels as well as a stunning new series set in World War I, Anne Perry consistently dazzles us with stories rife with emotion, intrigue, and psychological depth. She recently expanded her talents with the delightfully rendered novella, A Christmas Journey, which USA Today called “one of the best books to brighten the joyous season.” Now she has given readers another gift–a yuletide offering full of holiday magic . . . and murder.

The Dreghorn family is gathering for an anticipated reunion in the Lake District of England. The blissful tranquility of the snowbound estate, however, is soon shattered by what appears to be an accidental death. The victim’s distraught wife, Antonia, summons her godfather, distinguished mathematician and inventor Henry Rathbone–one of the most beloved characters from Perry’s bestselling William Monk series. But questions about the tragic event turn into whispers of murder, sending shock waves among members of the Dreghorn clan, who haven’t seen each other in ten years.

Now Rathbone must put his analytical and creative capacities to the test as he assumes the role of an amateur investigator. But while searching for clues and mulling over potential motives, he cannot help but wonder: Will another poor soul meet the same untimely end–and be silenced like the night?

In this Christmas novella, featuring a colorful, somewhat eccentric cast of characters and an irresistible plot as twisty as a ribbon, Rathbone rescues the holiday with a grace that would impress William Monk himself.

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by phesselbart (see profile) 12/16/15
The book was set in England so we did mini Yorkshire Puddings with roast beef, Smoked Salmon Canapés and spiked Wassail. One of our members brought a Yule Log complete with meringue mushrooms. We topped it off with an appetizer Christmas tree! We had a wonderful time.

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  "No Christmas in a Christmas Novel!"by Pam H. (see profile) 12/16/15

We chose this book for December so we could have a Christmas party to discuss the book. The story began well, but then became ambling and pointless until it came to an unsatisfactory abrupt end. Bah Humbug!... (read more)

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