A Christmas beginning : a novel / Anne Perry.
Superintendent Runcorn is feeling rather lonely during his holiday on the remote, snowy island of Anglesey, off the north coast of Wales. However, he is suddenly called into action when the sister of the local vicar is discovered murdered and draped over a gravestone in her brother's churchyard. Investigating this tragic crime with the assistance of the beautiful Melisande gives him just the opportunity he needs to spend time with an upper class woman who normally wouldn't give him the time of day. Interweaving the original Christmas story with her own holiday tale, Perry also explores the meaning of Joseph's secondary role compared to that of Mary and Jesus.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780345485823
- ISBN: 0345485823
- Physical Description: 190 pages : map ; 20 cm.
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2007]
- Copyright: ©2007
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Statesville Main Library | F PERRY (Text) | 33114015960511 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Statesville Main Library | F PERRY (Text) | 33114015960529 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | F PERRY (Text) | 30664100174710 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Annie Hubbard McEachern Public Library | F PERRY (Text) | 34510000383503 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | FIC (Text) | 38344101233250 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Barco Library | F PER (Text) | 39488200794917 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | F PER (Text) | 34208201791166 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Canton Library | F (Text) | 33115006473570 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Charles H. Stone Memorial Library | F PERRY (Text) | 40599000710502 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | F PERRY (Text) | 22281500085744 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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