A Christmas Message

by Anne Perry Narrated by Jenny Sterlin

Overview

As suspenseful as it is heartwarming, set in Jerusalem, the latest Christmas novel from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry is the perfect holiday treat. When Victor Narraway, Thomas Pitt's close friend and former boss, and his new wife, Lady Vespasia, travel to Jerusalem for a Christmas holiday, Vespasia cannot shake the feeling that they are being watched. Then, an old man leaves a mysterious envelope for Narraway-and is murdered soon after. But it is only when the couple is ambushed the following morning that they realize they are in grave danger. Armed only with the instructions from the message in the envelope, they immediately set out on a journey through the Holy Land.while their unknown enemy pursues them all the while.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Praise for A Christmas Message

“A strangely intriguing mystery handled neatly by the wonderfully capable Victor [Narraway] and [his new wife, Lady] Vespasia.”—Library Journal

Praise for the Christmas novels of Anne Perry
 
“Perry’s Victorian-era holiday mysteries [are] an annual treat.”—The Wall Street Journal
 
A Christmas Escape
 
“Rivals the classic murder mysteries of Dame Agatha Christie . . . The suspense is built up so well.”—Bookreporter
 
A New York Christmas
 
“A thoroughly enjoyable mystery set against the wonderful historical backdrop of 1904 New York City at Christmastime.”—Library Journal (starred review)
 
A Christmas Hope
 
“Very much recommended . . . a wonderful story.”—Historical Novel Review
 
A Christmas Garland
 
“In Anne Perry’s gifted hands, the puzzle plays out brilliantly.”—Greensboro News & Record
 
A Christmas Homecoming
 
“Could have been devised by Agatha Christie . . . [Perry is] a modern master.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Kirkus Review

Sept. 7, 2016
Perry’s 14th helping of seasonal warmth and crime (Revenge in a Cold River, 2016, etc.) is more stripped-down and elemental than ever, maybe because its Holy Land setting casts such a spell.Now that he’s retired from Special Branch, Lord Victor Narraway can do what he likes, and what he likes at Christmas 1900 is to bring Lady Vespasia, his wife of nearly two years, on a trip to Jerusalem. Even before they reach the Holy City, their journey seems suffused by a portentous note struck by an elderly man with whom they happen to dine in Jaffa. Although he never tells them his name, they are struck by his gravity and humility in discussing his travels and his attachment to Jerusalem and horrified when his throat is cut the following night—not just because his hotel room is quite close to theirs, not even because he had been quick to second Vespasia’s uncanny suspicion that someone had been watching their meeting. When Victor finds in his pocket a note their companion has left them warning that “the Watcher draws near” and asking them to deliver the accompanying parchment, written in a language they cannot read, to the House of Bread on Jerusalem’s Via Dolorosa by Christmas Eve, they set out with new purpose and a new sense of danger. The Watcher, of course, is on their trail, and they’ll need all the help they can get from Benedict, a fellow passenger who escapes with them from the train to Jerusalem, and Haroun, whose followers rescue them from the desert to which they’ve surrendered themselves. The parchment that’s been so contested, along with two others equally sought, turns out to be something priceless, inspiring, and not at all likely to disturb any readers of this extended greeting card who keep Christmas.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170760602
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	11/01/2016
Series:	Anne Perry's Christmas Series , #14
Edition description:	Unabridged

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Vespasia stood at the long, open window of her hotel bedroom and gazed across the rooftops of the city toward the western sky. The sun was sinking into
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