Christmas Carol Murder

In this clever reimagining of Charles Dickens's life, he and fiancee Kate Hogarth must solve the murder of an old miser, just before Christmas . . . London, December 1835: Charles and Kate are out with friends and family for a chilly night of caroling and good cheer. But their blood truly runs cold when their singing is interrupted by a body plummeting from an upper window of a house. They soon learn the dead man, his neck strangely wrapped in chains, is Jacob Harley, the business partner of the resident of the house, an unpleasant codger who owns a counting house, one Emmanuel Screws. Ever the journalist, Charles dedicates himself to discovering whos behind the diabolical defenestration. But before he can investigate further, Harleys corpse is stolen. Following that, Charles is visited in his quarters by what appears to be Harleys ghostor is it merely Charles's overwrought imagination? He continues to suspect Emmanuel, the same penurious penny pincher who denied his father a loan years ago, but Kate insists the old man is too weak to heave a body out a window. Their mutual affection and admiration can accommodate a difference of opinion, but matters are complicated by the unexpected arrival of an infant orphan. Charles must find the child a home while solving a murder, to ensure that the next one in chains is the guilty party . . . Praise for the Dickens of a Crime Mysteries!';Mystery fans and history buffs alike should cheer.'KirkusSTARRED Review';Sharp, incisive, and delightfully twisty. I'm sure I wont be the only reader exclaiming, ';What the Dickens?!''Anna Lee Huber, bestselling author.';AseasytoreadasoneofMr.Dickens'actualnovelsandasentertaining.'NewYorkJournalofBooks';Fans of Anne Perry will love this one.' Dianne Freeman, awardwinning author