Showing posts with label Christmas books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas books. Show all posts

Sunday, 19 April 2026

A Christmas Homecoming - Characters

 

 SPOILERS!!!
These are the novella's characters for future reference:

A Christmas Homecoming -- Facts


 The  novella is set in a mansion near Whitby  in 1897. Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in North Yorkshire. It is located at the mouth of the River Esk, where the North York Moors meet the Yorkshire Coast, and has a maritime, mineral and tourist economy. The town has a strong literary tradition. Part of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula was set in Whitby, incorporating pieces of local folklore, including the beaching of the Russian ship Dmitry. 

A Christmas Homecoming 2 - The End (Pages 103 - end)


 RATING: OKAY

SPOILERS!!!

Thursday, 1 January 2026

New Book - A Carol for the Dead - Carol Sinclair Mysteries 1 - by Olivia Tate (Pages 1 - 10)


 First Published: August 18, 2025

It is 16 December 1940, and Carol Sinclair is invited to a soiree where some leading figures have a meeting. 

The Christmas Murder Game - Facts

 

Endgame House, where the action is set, is in the Dales of Yorkshire. The Yorkshire Dales are a series of valleys, or dales, in the Pennines, an upland range in England. They are mostly located in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, but extend into Cumbria and Lancashire; they are entirely within the historic boundaries of Yorkshire. 

The Christmas Murder Game 3 - The End (Pages 155 - end)

 

RATING: OKAY - TOO UNBELIEVABLE

SPOILERS!!!

Sunday, 28 December 2025

New Book - A Christmas Promise - Christmas Novella 7 - by Anne Perry (0% - 21%)

 

First Published: January 1, 2009

Gracie Phipps, who is thirteen, is walking home in 1883 when she sees a young child with a worried expression. 

Thursday, 25 December 2025

Three Christmas Mysteries - The Murder of Mrs Rooth - Facts

 

Mr Pinson travel to Le Coq to discover the truth. De Haan (French: Le Coq) is a place and a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders.