A CHRISTMAS CAROL MURDER: A DICKENS OF A CRIME

A CHRISTMAS CAROL MURDER: A DICKENS OF A CRIME by Heather Redmond

I know it's past Christmas, but I was gifted this marvelous mystery, A Christmas Carol Murder, by my daughter for Christmas. After just completing The Christmas Carol in Book Club, followed up by watching the great movie The Man Who Invented Christmas, I eagerly jumped into this read!

At this stage in his life, Dickens is a journalist engaged to the dashing, young Kate. While out Christmas Caroling with friends, the group witnesses an odd murder. The body of Jacob Harley comes flying out a window of the home they are caroling in front of, wrapped in chains. Over the next few days, as Dickens tries to discover more about the murder, friend and business partner of Harley, Mr Screws, engages the help of Dickens to help unravel the murder along with some other mysterious happenings. If that wasn't enough, unexpectedly, Dickens encounters a young woman, who thrusts a baby at him claiming that the child is the result of a relationship between Dickens and her sister who has recently died. Knowing this isn't true, Dickens begins the hunt for the father before his fiancee catches wind of the supposed ordeal. Despite the supposed relationship, A Christmas Carol Murder is a clean read except for -

HEADS UP- There is one curse word at the end of the story. The illegitimate child is referred to as a Bastard a handful of times.