Lady Rample and the Ghost of Christmas Past

Lady Rample #5

by Shéa MacLeod

When Aunt Butty gets an idea in her head, there is simply no stopping her. At least, Lady Rample has never found a way. And what Aunt Butty wants is a proper, old-fashioned English country Christmas. So it’s no surprise when Lady Rample finds herself celebrating the holidays deep in the Cotswolds. And naturally, Aunt Butty requires everything to be perfect, from the Yule log to the wassail.Unfortunately, the two women get more than they bargain for when a visitor from Lady Rample’s past follows her from London, intent on wreaking havoc. Enjoy the latest Lady Rample Mystery, a warm and funny holiday cozy mystery set in 1930s England.

Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Christmas, Audiobook, Historical, Historical Fiction

112 pages, Paperback

Published November 27, 2018

About the author

Shéa MacLeod has dreamed of writing novels since before she could hold a crayon. She totally blames her mother.

Her favorite poem as a child was ‘Jabberwocky’, and Her favorite authors were Agatha Christie and Edgar Allan Poe. Which probably explains a lot.

After a six year sojourn in London, England, a dearth of good donuts has driven her back to her hometown. She now resides in the leafy green hills outside Portland, Oregon where she indulges in her fondness for strong coffee, Ancient Aliens reruns, lemon curd, and dragons.

Because everything's better with dragons.

Shéa is the author of the SUNWALKER SAGA (a fast paced urban fantasy series with a kick-ass heroine published by Montlake) and DRAGON WARS (a post-apocalyptic series with dragons)as well as the Cupcake Goddess novelettes.

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this book on Amazon when I was looking for Christmas mysteries. It was OK, but I almost stopped reading because of grammatical errors and a typo. The sentence fragments were almost too much for me. I can't enjoy a book when it feels like I'm grading a student paper.

[Terri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Christmas in the Cotswolds turns into a mystery as a mysterious man shadows the guests. Fun.

[Becky · Rating 1 out of 5]

Read this for my mystery book club. The story was weak, pointless, and had no substance. Plus didn’t even make sense. Fortunately it was a short book so didn’t waste much time on it.

[Gail Gassen · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a delightful Christmas story!

Another hit & 5 stars of course! This is such a fun series I'm sure that everyone will enjoy it when you try the books. Of course reading them in order is the best way to get to know the wonderful characters from the start. They are stand alone books if you'd rather read them that way, but you'll enjoy them far better in the sequence they were written. This was a warm and Christmasy story with a bit of a mischief maker thrown into the "wassail" for a bit of spice! Soon Lady Rample has it all sorted out and Christmas day is once again a family, giving, sharing and more day for everyone. The only problem is that as delightful as the book is it was far to short!

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lady Rample’s Aunt Butty rents a cottage in the Cotswolds for an old-fashioned Christmas. The murder mystery is very thin but features minimum violence; the victim is a mouse that is killed “off-stage.” Solving the mystery of the “ghost" provides a cozy Christmas ending. Not a book for readers with a low tolerance for poor or non-existent editing.

[Danielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

It seems like the last two installments in this series have been a bit light. I'm hoping that soon we will get a few meatier mysteries in the future! The characters are fun and I hope to see more of them!

[Sheila · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, short seasonal read. This is the first book in the series that I’ve read. I may read another at some point.

[Meredith VanOordt · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Christmas to remember!

Just the Christmas you would expect with the Lady and her aunt in the country. Wonderful! Read it and enjoy.

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the last Lady Rample that my multiple libraries have but I hope to find the others eventually. This was a fun series.

Listened on audio

[Eve Nicholson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun, fun. I needed a quick and fun read and I got it. I can’t wait to jump into the rest of the series!

[Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was cute. I didn't know it was a series but still enjoyed it.

[Christine Wellert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Christmas cozy mystery

Shea did it again! Wonderful Christmas cozy mystery to get you in the mood for the holidays! Can’t wait for the next one!