<p><strong>Wrapping presents and singing at midnight mass on a frosty night... Lady Swift is determined to enjoy Christmas at home this year until another body turns up!</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Winter 1925</strong>.&nbsp;<strong>Eleanor&nbsp;</strong>and&nbsp;<strong>Hugh&nbsp;</strong>are decking the halls for their first married Christmas together when butler&nbsp;<strong>Clifford</strong>&nbsp;arrives with a mysterious telegram. A lucrative case awaits their new detective agency... but in the most remote county in England. The note insists they must be there by midnight to accept the job.</p><p></p><p>After a snowy journey they arrive at the tiny hamlet of Yorelow to find their client&nbsp;<strong>Osmund Unwin</strong> dead in the churchyard as midnight mass ends. They realise they are now in the absurd situation of having to solve the murder of their client - who they never met - to solve a case they know nothing about and officially never accepted!</p><p></p><p>There is very little festive goodwill to go around as it seems half the village had a grudge against the rich man. Was it one of the Frisham sisters owners of the tavern and rumoured to be in a love triangle with Unwin? Or perhaps his maid who never had a nice thing to say about him?</p><p></p><p>When another body is found in the ruins of the castle overlooking the town Eleanor is baffled. Clearly there's more to this nightmare before Christmas than the gang first thought...</p><p></p><p><strong>A totally unputdownable historical murder mystery set in an English village at Christmas perfect for fans of Agatha Christie T.E. Kinsey and Catherine Coles!</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Readers love Verity Bright:</strong></p><p></p><p>'<strong>MY FAVOURITE BOOK</strong>... Had me<strong>&nbsp;hooked</strong>... I&nbsp;<strong>absolutely devoured</strong>&nbsp;this&nbsp;<strong>brilliant&nbsp;</strong>read<strong>&nbsp;in one sitting</strong>&nbsp;as I just&nbsp;<strong>could not put it down</strong>... I was<strong>&nbsp;gutted when I came to the end</strong>...&nbsp;<strong>Amazing!!!</strong>'&nbsp;<em>bookwormwhitlock86</em> ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p><p></p><p>'I&nbsp;<strong>absolutely LOVED</strong>&nbsp;this!... Had me&nbsp;<strong>hooked from the beginning</strong>&nbsp;and I kept flipping through the pages because&nbsp;<strong>I could not put it down!</strong>'&nbsp;<em>@bookishbri_</em> ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p><p></p><p>'<strong>Unputdownable</strong>... Had me hooked immediately... Filled with suspense mystery laughter...&nbsp;<strong>Absolutely perfect</strong>...&nbsp;<strong>I devoured it in one sitting</strong>&nbsp;as&nbsp;<strong>I just could not put it down</strong>&nbsp;and gave up on lying to myself saying&nbsp;<strong>just one more chapter</strong>&nbsp;as that never happened!!'&nbsp;<em>Bookworm86</em> ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p><p></p><p>'<strong>LOVE</strong>... I&nbsp;<strong>finished this book in one day!</strong>'&nbsp;<em>DianeLikesToRead</em> ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p><p></p><p>'<strong>Fabulous</strong>...&nbsp;<strong>Charming</strong>... A&nbsp;<strong>nail-biting page-turner</strong>...&nbsp;<strong>Fabulous</strong>... I&nbsp;<strong>gobbled it up in a single sitting</strong>.'&nbsp;<em>Bookish Jottings</em> ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p><p></p><p>'<strong>The most fun I have had reading a historical mystery!</strong>&nbsp;I loved... had me&nbsp;<strong>laughing out loud&nbsp;</strong>before the tenth page!...&nbsp;<strong>I can't recommend this book enough!</strong>'&nbsp;<em>Too Fond of Books</em> ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p><p></p><p>'<strong>Fabulous</strong>!... I&nbsp;<strong>absolutely adored this</strong>!... If you are a fan of Poirot Miss Marple and Downton Abbey then this book is definitely for you...&nbsp;<strong>Kept me guessing right up to the very end</strong>.' my_reading_narnia ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p>
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