false 72747 8 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, <i>A Christmas Journey</i>, which <i>USA Today</i> called &#8220;one of the best books to brighten the joyous season.&#8221; Now she has given readers another gift&#8211;a yuletide offering full of holiday magic . . . and murder.<br><br>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&#8217;s distraught wife, Antonia, summons her godfather, distinguished mathematician and inventor Henry Rathbone&#8211;one of the most beloved characters from Perry&#8217;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&#8217;t seen each other in ten years.<br><br>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&#8211;and be silenced like the night?<br><br>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. 2143044 book 26 10 2004 A Christmas Visitor total:128|5:28|4:36|3:52|2:11|1:1| 128 463 174 16 4 1 false false Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Sep 04 12:08:28 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 12:09:44 -0700 2007 Anne Perry – Standalone
Ballantine Books, 2004- Hardcover
Harry Rathbone is off to spend Christmas with his newly widowed goddaughter, Antonia Dreghorn, and her family. But when he finds her husband’s death may not have...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 06:51:53 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 10:18:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 12 12:26:37 -0800 2007 Thu Feb 07 08:29:47 -0800 2008
Henry Rathbone arrives to spend Christmas at the Dreghorn family manor house near Ullswater. He is greeted by the news that the master of the ho...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 11:07:03 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 20:30:20 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 04:12:15 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 04:16:49 -0700 2009
Again, a good read as we follow the main character, Henry Rathbone this time, as he investigates the death of a friend.

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