01699cam a2200325 i 4500 333145443 TxAuBib 20171109120000.0 170912s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017039243 9780425285077 0425285073 (OCoLC)973802352 TxAuBib rda Perry, Anne. A Christmas return : a novel / Anne Perry. First edition. New York : Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, [2017] ℗2017. 176 pages ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Tis the season of giving--and with this wonderful book, New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry shares a brand-new holiday mystery filled with bygone relationships and hidden secrets. As Charlotte Pitt's grandmother Mariah Ellison finds herself investigating a long-unsolved slaying, it becomes clear that grappling with intrigue and foul play runs in the family. A festive Christmas package left on Mariah's doorstep contains an ominous present, sparking memories of a twenty-year-old murder that shattered her friendship with the victim's widow. Though the gift is a bitter reminder of that tragic time, in the spirit of the season Mariah travels to Surrey in hopes of reconciling with her estranged friend and solving the crime that drove them apart. 20171109. Murder Investigation Fiction. Women detectives Fiction. Christmas stories. Detective and mystery fiction.