A Victorian tale of murder and intrigue taking place on a snowy Christmas in 1897 ...

During a bitter snowstorm, a mysterious stranger decends onthe Netheridges' country home in Whitby, where a group of renowned actors have gathered to prepare a Boxing Day production of Dracula.  Amidst an atmosphere of competing theatrical egos and artistic disagreements, the unknown Mr Ballin is brutally murdered.

Here are two holiday mysteries set in remote, snow-covered regions of Victorian Britain - where the nights are indeed silent but all is not calm, and where some will sleep in eternal peace.  Features A Christmas Beginning and A Christmas Grace.

Anne Perry’s Victorian Christmas novels have attracted as many faithful readers as her two New York Times bestselling series featuring investigators Thomas Pitt and William Monk. A Christmas Promise is the seventh in Perry’s holiday series, and it will surely bring joy to this special season.

Three days before Christmas, in the freezing slums of London’s East End, thirteen-year-old Gracie Phipps encounters Minnie Maude Mudway, who is only eight, alone, and determined to find her friend Charlie.

Two holiday novels provide the perfect combination of mystery and murder mixed with a generous helping of Yuletide cheer.

1. A Christmas Guest; 2. A Christmas Secret