Displaying 1 of 1 2006 Format: Book Author: Perry, Anne. Title: A Christmas secret : a novel / Anne Perry. Publisher, Date: New York : Ballantine Books, c2006. Description: 198 p. ; 22 cm. Summary: A crime's surprising solution reveals not only the killer, but the true meaning of the Christmas message. Subjects: Clergy -- Crimes against -- Fiction. Detective and mystery stories. Christmas stories. LCCN: 2006050811 ISBN: 0345485815 (hc.) 9780345485816 (hc.) Other Number: 71212636 System Availability: 34 Current Holds: 1 # Local items: 34 Control Number: 384032 Course Reserves: 0 # Local items in: 30 # System items in: 30 Place Request Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Where is it?' section below. Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Where is it? Summary With this brand-new volume, New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry continues what is now her annual tradition--a seasonal stand-alone mystery that reunites readers with Dominic and Clarice Corde, who are charged with solving the brutal murder of the local vicar. Suggestions and more Trade Reviews Booklist ReviewDominic and Clarice Corde, minor characters who fell in love in Perry's Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novel Brunswick Gardens (1998), are called to the small village of Cottisham in Oxfordshire, where Dominic is to replace Reverend Wynter, who unexpectedly went on holiday right before Christmas. While fetching coal from the cellar, Clarice discovers the vicar's body in the second cellar. Some holiday. Although the local doctor says Wynter died of natural causes, Clarice and Dominic don't agree and begin their own investigation as snow blankets the village. What secrets did Wynter know that may have caused his death? Along with rummaging about in the villagers' closets in search of a motive, the sleuths also deal with Dominic's lack of confidence in his abilities to minister to his flock this Christmas season. Engaging characters, a vivid sense of time and place, and a cozy setting add enjoyment to this Victorian mystery. --Sue O'Brien Copyright 2006 Booklist Map It First Chapter or Excerpt Fiction/Biography Profile Large Cover Image Series Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
