by Anne Perry
Ballantine Books, 2015. Fiction. 157 p.
James Latterly is mourning the death of his wife and decides to spend Christmas in a remote area of Sicily. There he connects with the proprietor and one of the visitors, a young 14-year-old orphan girl who is under the care of an elderly uncle. The other visitors are not so pleasant and it is soon apparent that there are serious personal issues underneath the vainer of civility. All these concerns, however, are dwarfed by the increasingly ominous rumblings coming from a nearby volcano. When one of the residents is found dead, Latterly realizes that it the volcano may or may not be the most dangerous thing on the island.
Here is a thrilling Christmas read that is short enough to finish in a few days. Anne Perry is a master of historical mysteries. This one has an unconventional plot, but still has Perry's characteristically endearing characters and lots of suspense. I was also charmed by the sweet father/daughter like relationship that develops between James and Candice. As of this posting this one is on the shelf at Highland. Drop by and pick it up or one of Perry's other Christmas mysteries. (157, 2015)
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