A Christmas Carol Murder
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A Christmas Carol Murder by Heather Redmond
The latest novel from Heather Redmond's acclaimed mystery series finds young Charles Dickens suspecting a miser of pushing his partner out a window, but his fiancee Kate Hogarth takes a more charitable view of the old man's innocence . . .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 at their feet, 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 who's behind the diabolical defenestration. But before he can investigate further, Harley's corpse is stolen. Following that, Charles is visited in his quarters by what appears to be Harley's ghost-or 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 . . .
Heather Hiestand writes historical and contemporary romances under the name Heather Redmond, as well as the Dickens of a Crime series and the Journaling Mysteries. She is a dedicated anglophile, Dickens enthusiast, and lover of all things nineteenth century, despite the fact that her last known British relative left London in the 1920s. She has lived in Illinois, California, and Texas, and now lives with her husband and son in a small town in Washington State. Heather Redmond can be found online at HeatherRedmond.com, where she is the president of the Columbia River Chapter of Sisters in Crime.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781496717177 |
| ISBN 10 | 1496717171 |
| Title | A Christmas Carol Murder |
| Author | Heather Redmond |
| Series | Dickens Of A Crime Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Kensington Publishing |
| Year published | 2020-09-29 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |