{"product_id":"9780553391428","title":"A Christmas Escape","description":"For countless readers, Christmastime means a delicious new holiday mystery from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Anne Perry. \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Escape,\u003c\/i\u003e her twelfth noel to the season, transports us to a Mediterranean island for an unconventional Yuletide adventure—and an unforgettable volcanic encounter.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Lonely Charles Latterly arrives at his small hotel hoping that the island’s blue skies and gentle breezes will brighten his spirits. Unfortunately, there’s 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 island’s beauty. But the tranquility of the holiday is swiftly disrupted by a violent quarrel, an unpleasant gentleman’s 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Captivating in its depiction of untamed nature in all its awesome power, and of the human heart in the throes of transformation, \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Escape\u003c\/i\u003e gifts readers with Anne Perry’s talent for making the season brighter—and more thrilling.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for the Christmas novels of Anne Perry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Perry’s Victorian-era holiday mysteries [are] an annual treat.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA New York Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A thoroughly enjoyable mystery set against the wonderful historical backdrop of 1904 New York City at Christmastime.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Christmas Hope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Very much recommended . . . a wonderful story.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Historical Novel Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Christmas Garland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “In Anne Perry’s gifted hands, the puzzle plays out brilliantly.”\u003cb\u003e—Greensboro \u003ci\u003eNews \u0026amp; Record\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Christmas Homecoming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Could have been devised by Agatha Christie . . . [Perry is] a modern master.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Christmas Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “[Perry] writes with detail that invades the senses.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Lincoln Journal Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106464415984,"sku":"9780553391428","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780553391428_p0.jpg?v=1763717711","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780553391428","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}