As Anne Perry's full-length works are so densely plotted, I didn't think that she would take well to the novella, but she has. It is easy to guess whodunit, but it is the getting there that is so entertaining. I particularly enjoyed reading something told from the point of view (albeit in the third person) of a sideline character and seeing how they too can grow and change if their circumstances will it. There are some lyrical descriptions of Romney Marsh in winter that are poetic and most enjoyable, as well as a glimpse of how a full-blown Victorian Christmas was prepared for. Dickens himself would surely have approved of these annual treats, and can we hope to expect a fourth concerning a character from her newest WWI series? Highly enjoyable.