FICTION

A Christmas Message

by Anne Perry
Ballantine. Nov. 2016. 176p. ISBN 9781101886380. $20; ebk. ISBN 9781101886397. MYS
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Perry's latest holiday novella (after A Christmas Escape) takes place in Victorian-era Jerusalem and features Victor Narraway, who is Thomas Pitt's former boss, and his new wife, Lady Vespasia. The Narraways are enjoying their retreat in the Holy Land until a new acquaintance is murdered and a torn piece of parchment is bequeathed to them. They honor the request to deliver it to Jerusalem by Christmas, but their journey is fraught with danger as they narrowly escape an attack by a man known as the Watcher. Victor and Vespasia finally manage to reach their destination along with two other message bearers, but they have not outrun the Watcher.
VERDICT Perry's 14th Christmas story offers a strangely intriguing mystery handled neatly by the wonderfully capable Victor and Vespasia. [See Prepub Alert, 5/9/16.]
Reviewed by Melissa DeWild , Oct 15, 2016
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