A Christmas Party: A Seasonal Murder Mystery

A Christmas Party is a classic mystery. Perfect for fans of Mystery in White by J Jefferson Farjeon. Also published as Envious Casca.

It is no ordinary Christmas at Lexham Manor. And the mood is anything but festive. Six holiday guests find themselves the suspects in a murder inquiry when the old Scrooge who owns the substantial estate, Nathaniel Herriard, is found stabbed in the back.

Whilst the delicate matter of inheritance could be the key to this crime, the real conundrum is how any of the suspects could have entered the locked room to commit this atrocity. For Inspector Hemingway of Scotland Yard, the investigation is complicated by the fact that every guest is hiding something - throwing all of their testimonies into question and casting suspicion far and wide...