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For countless readers, Christmastime means a delicious new holiday mystery from<i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Anne Perry. <i>A Christmas Escape,</i> her thirteenth noel to the season, transports us to a Mediterranean island for an unconventional Yuletide adventureâEuro"and an unforgettable volcanic encounter.<br><br>Lonely Charles Latterly arrives at his small hotel hoping that the islandâEuros blue skies and gentle breezes will brighten his spirits. Unfortunately, thereâEuros no holiday cheer to be found among his fellow guests, who include a pompous novelist, a stuffy colonel, a dangerously ill-matched married couple, and an ailing old man. The one charming exception is orphaned teenager Candace Finbar, who takes Charles under her wing and introduces him to the islandâEuros beauty. But the tranquility of the holiday is swiftly disrupted by a violent quarrel, an unpleasant gentlemanâEuros shocking claims of being stalked, and the ominous stirrings of the local volcano. Then events take an even darker turn: A body is found, and Charles quickly realizes that the killer must be among the group of guests.<br><br>Captivating in its depiction of untamed nature in all its awesome power, and of the human heart in the throes of transformation,<i>A Christmas Escape</i> gifts readers with Anne PerryâEuros talent for making the season brighterâEuro"and more thrilling.<br><br><b>Praise for the Christmas novels of Anne Perry</b><br><b></b><br>âEuro²PerryâEuros Victorian-era holiday mysteries [are] an annual treat."<b>âEuro"<i>The Wall Street Journal</i></b><br><br><b><i>A New York Christmas</i></b><br><b></b><br>âEuro²A thoroughly enjoyable mystery set against the wonderful historical backdrop of 1904 New York City at Christmastime."<b><i>âEuro"Library Journal</i> (starred review)</b><br><br><b><i>A Christmas Hope</i></b><br><b></b><br>âEuro²Very much recommended . . . a wonderful story."<b><i>âEuro"Historical Novel Review</i></b><br><i></i><br><b><i>A Christmas Garland</i></b><br><br>âEuro²In Anne PerryâEuros gifted hands, the puzzle plays out brilliantly."<b>âEuro"Greensboro <i>News &amp; Record</i></b><br><br><b><i>A Christmas Homecoming</i></b><br><br>âEuro²Could have been devised by Agatha Christie . . . [Perry is] a modern master."<b><i>âEuro"Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</i></b><br><br><b><i>A Christmas Odyssey</i></b><br><br>âEuro²[Perry] writes with detail that invades the senses."<b><i>âEuro"Lincoln Journal Star</i></b>