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A review by cooperca
The Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys Bowen
4.0
Lady Georgiana Rannoch may have a title and be 34th in line to the throne, but she still has to find a way to support herself or forever be in debt to friends and relatives. Desperately wanting to get out of the cold, damp Castle Rannoch in Scotland (not to mention getting away from her sister-in-law and her sister-in-law's mother), Georgiana takes on a job playing the role of social hostess to a posh holiday party in Tiddleton-under-Lovey for Lady Hawse-Gorzley.
Expecting a quiet and uneventful holiday, Georgiana's world is turned upside down when the love of her life and society rebel Darcy O'Mara shows up. Trying to figure out her feelings towards Darcy is suddenly interrupted when town villagers start dying....one a day. Georgiana works with Darcy and the local police to figure out the who and the why and we get to join them as each new victim is found...to when the killer is revealed. Oh, and did I mention the village witch?
This is the first book in the series that I've read and I was throughly enchanted by Georgiana's world. Ms. Bowen certainly gives us a wonderful glimpse into the lives of the British upper class and their holiday traditions (yule logs, christmas crackers, and wassailing!).
Expecting a quiet and uneventful holiday, Georgiana's world is turned upside down when the love of her life and society rebel Darcy O'Mara shows up. Trying to figure out her feelings towards Darcy is suddenly interrupted when town villagers start dying....one a day. Georgiana works with Darcy and the local police to figure out the who and the why and we get to join them as each new victim is found...to when the killer is revealed. Oh, and did I mention the village witch?
This is the first book in the series that I've read and I was throughly enchanted by Georgiana's world. Ms. Bowen certainly gives us a wonderful glimpse into the lives of the British upper class and their holiday traditions (yule logs, christmas crackers, and wassailing!).