A Christmas Revelation: A Novel

A Christmas Revelation: A Novel

â€œPerryâ€™s Victorian-era holiday mysteries [are] an annual treat.â€â€”The Wall Street Journal

In this intriguing, uplifting holiday mystery from bestselling author Anne Perry, an orphan boy investigates a womanâ€™s kidnappingâ€”and discovers thereâ€™s more at stake than a disappearance.

It wouldnâ€™t quite be Christmas without a holiday mystery decorated with all the Victorian trimmings, as only New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry can render it. Now the tradition continues as mayhem is once again found under the mistletoe, and intrigue stalks the cobblestone streets and gaslit parlors of old London Town.

Formerly a river urchin living on the banks of the Thames, nine-year-old Worm has never experienced a family Christmas. But thanks to a job at Hester Monkâ€™s clinic in Portpool Lane, heâ€™s found a makeshift family in kindly volunteer Miss Claudine Burroughs and curmudgeonly old bookkeeper Squeaky Robinson.

When Worm witnesses the abduction of a beautiful woman by a pair of ruffians just days before Christmas, he frantically turns to Squeaky for help. A one-time brothel owner, Squeaky knows the perils of interfering in nasty business, but he canâ€™t bear to disappoint Wormâ€”or leave the boy to attempt a rescue on his own. What neither of the would-be saviors expects, however, is that the damsel in distress already has her dilemma well in hand . . . and is taking steps to bring her captors to justice for crimes far worse than kidnapping. But the rogues, as cunning as they are deadly, are not to be underestimated. The aid of cynical old Squeaky and hopeful young Worm just might make the difference between a merry triumph over evil and a terrible yuletide tragedy.
Country USA
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2018-11-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780399179945

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2018-11-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780399179945

A Christmas Revelation: A Novel

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