For countless readers Christmastime means a delicious new holiday mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry A Christmas Escape her thirteenth noel to the season transports us to a Mediterranean island for an unconventional Yuletide adventuremdashand an unforgettable volcanic encounter Lonely Charles Latterly arrives at his small hotel hoping that the islandrsquos blue skies and gentle breezes will brighten his spirits Unfortunately therersquos no holiday cheer to be found among his fellow guests who include a pompous novelist a stuffy colonel a dangerously ill-matched married couple and an ailing old man The one charming exception is orphaned teenager Candace Finbar who takes Charles under her wing and introduces him to the islandrsquos beauty But the tranquility of the holiday is swiftly disrupted by a violent quarrel an unpleasant gentlemanrsquos shocking claims of being stalked and the ominous stirrings of the local volcano Then events take an even darker turn A body is found and Charles quickly realizes that the killer must be among the group of guests Captivating in its depiction of untamed nature in all its awesome power and of the human heart in the throes of transformation A Christmas Escape gifts readers with Anne Perryrsquos talent for making the season brightermdashand more thrilling Praise for the Christmas novels of Anne Perry ldquoPerryrsquos Victorian-era holiday mysteries are an annual treatrdquomdashThe Wall Street Journal A New York Christmas ldquoA thoroughly enjoyable mystery set against the wonderful historical backdrop of New York City at ChristmastimerdquomdashLibrary Journal starred review A Christmas Hope ldquoVery much recommended a wonderful storyrdquomdashHistorical Novel Review A Christmas Garland ldquoIn Anne Perryrsquos gifted hands the puzzle plays out brilliantlyrdquomdashGreensboro News amp Record A Christmas Homecoming ldquoCould have been devised by Agatha Christie Perry is a modern masterrdquomdashPittsburgh Post-Gazette A Christmas Odyssey ldquoPerry writes with detail that invades the sensesrdquomdashLincoln Journal Star.
