A Christmas at Highbury - Cox, Michelle
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Clive and Henrietta return for Christmas! Clive and Henrietta (and baby, Teddy!) return to Highbury to spend Christmas with the family. Clive's mother, Antonia, schemes to increase her social standing at her club by introducing the pair during the annual Christmas ball as the newly minted Lord and Lady Linley. Her plans go awry, however, when the club's collection of gifts for the poor mysteriously goes missing. Henrietta and Clive are reluctantly drawn into the case, though Clive suspects it is nothing more than a silly prank. But when it is discovered that a young woman from the club is…mehr

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Clive and Henrietta return for Christmas! Clive and Henrietta (and baby, Teddy!) return to Highbury to spend Christmas with the family. Clive's mother, Antonia, schemes to increase her social standing at her club by introducing the pair during the annual Christmas ball as the newly minted Lord and Lady Linley. Her plans go awry, however, when the club's collection of gifts for the poor mysteriously goes missing. Henrietta and Clive are reluctantly drawn into the case, though Clive suspects it is nothing more than a silly prank. But when it is discovered that a young woman from the club is likewise missing a valuable necklace, the detective duo begins to wonder if the two incidents are connected. With every clue revealed, it seems more and more likely that one of the club's most stalwart members may be involved. In order to get the gifts delivered to the neediest of the community on time, Henrietta and Clive race to unravel the mystery before Christmas day dawns . . . Praise for the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series:"A deliciously written cloak and dagger affair."-Readers Favorite"Henrietta and Clive are a sexy, endearing, and downright fun pair of sleuths."¿Library Journal, starred review "Fans of spunky, historical heroines will love Henrietta Von Harmon." ¿Booklist, starred review"Henrietta and Inspector Howard make a charming odd couple, mixing mystery and romance in a fizzy 1930s cocktail."¿Hallie Ephron, New York Times bestselling author
Autorenporträt
Michelle Cox has always been obsessed with stories of the past and has spent a lifetime collecting them. She is the award-winning author of historical fiction, including the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series, The Fallen Woman's Daughter, and The Merriweather Novels. Cox also pens the wildly popular, "Novel Notes of Local Lore," a weekly blog chronicling the lives of Chicago's forgotten residents.She lives in the northern suburbs of Chicago with her husband, an assortment of children who continually leave and then come back, and one naughty Goldendoodle. Unbeknownst to most, she hoards board games she doesn't have time to play and is, not surprisingly, in love with both Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart. Likewise, she is happily addicted to period dramas and big band music. Also marmalade.