A Killer Christmas At Honeychurch Hall Av Hannah Dennison

<p><b><font>''Just the thing to chase the blues away'' M. C. Beaton</font></b><br><br>Following the butler''s death and the cook''s retirement, the ever-gullible Lady Lavinia replaces them with a power couple who are determined to thrust the crumbling estate into the 21st century. The Dowager Countess reluctantly agrees to hold a big-ticket Christmas gala and silent auction with a mystery celebrity flying in from Monaco as the guest of honour.<br><br>Needless to say the newcomers'' make a few enemies in their quest to change the status quo and when one body is discovered in the Victorian stumpery and a second, in the ha-ha, it seems that their high-flying past is catching up with them. <br><br>Meanwhile, Kat is dealing with the theft of a valuable doll that had been earmarked for the auction. When it turns out that all the ticket money has vanished and there never was a celebrity guest, it''s up to Kat to save the day and bring the cold-blooded killer to justice.<br><b><br><u