A CHRISTMAS VISITOR - A Novel by Perry, Anne - 2004

New York: Ballantine Books, 2004. 199 pp. Quarter-bound in white on white boards; lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Very light edgewear; price intact; no interior markings. Dj art by Danilo Ducak. Henry Rathbone arrived to spend Christmas at the Dreghorn family manor house near Ullswater. He was greeted by the news that the master of the house, Judah Dreghorn had slipped while crossing a stream in the grounds of the estate in the middle of the night, and drowned. Not only this, but Ashton Gower, recently released from prison, was slandering Judah's name, claiming that his family rightfully owned the estate and that the forged deeds for which he was imprisoned were in fact genuine. To Rathbone and the two remaining Dreghorn brothers, also returning to the Lakes for Christmas, Judah's mysterious death and Gower's outrageous claims seemed inextricably linked.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Danilo Ducak;. 12mo. Book.