A classic mystery for the festive season: mulled wine, mince pies...and murder. Mordecai Tremaine, former tobacconist and perennial lover of romance novels, has been invited to spend Christmas in the sleepy village of Sherbroome at the country retreat of one Benedict Grame. Arriving on Christmas Eve, he finds that the revelries are in full flow - but so too are tensions amongst...(展开全部)

A classic mystery for the festive season: mulled wine, mince pies...and murder. Mordecai Tremaine, former tobacconist and perennial lover of romance novels, has been invited to spend Christmas in the sleepy village of Sherbroome at the country retreat of one Benedict Grame. Arriving on Christmas Eve, he finds that the revelries are in full flow - but so too are tensions amongst...(展开全部)

When we think of “locked room mysteries” we think of John Dickson Carr and his imitators, but back in 1941 Britain’s Rupert Penny penned one of the best and most satisfying impossible crimes ever crafted—SEALED ROOM MURDER. In the coziness of The Firs, an ugly yet stately mansion of a family of several generations, the matron is brutally stabbed in the back by someone staying a...(展开全部)

When we think of “locked room mysteries” we think of John Dickson Carr and his imitators, but back in 1941 Britain’s Rupert Penny penned one of the best and most satisfying impossible crimes ever crafted—SEALED ROOM MURDER. In the coziness of The Firs, an ugly yet stately mansion of a family of several generations, the matron is brutally stabbed in the back by someone staying a...(展开全部)

Young widow Simonetta tries to rebuild her family in 16th century Saronno, tuscany, following the death of her husband in one of the battles ravaging the land. In pursuit of a means to keep her estate together, she stumbles upon a new drink made by inffusing almonds with alcohol. At the same time, she encounters Bernadino, the protege of Leonardo da Vinci. What follows is a glo...(展开全部)

Young widow Simonetta tries to rebuild her family in 16th century Saronno, tuscany, following the death of her husband in one of the battles ravaging the land. In pursuit of a means to keep her estate together, she stumbles upon a new drink made by inffusing almonds with alcohol. At the same time, she encounters Bernadino, the protege of Leonardo da Vinci. What follows is a glo...(展开全部)

凯特•莫顿 （Kate Morton, 1976—） 创造南半球销量奇迹的女作家，横扫北半球多国畅销小说榜单。自处女作《雾中回忆》横空出世以来，享誉全球，作品全球总销量突破1000万册，以34种语言版本，风靡42个国家和地区。迄今为止，她已四度获得澳大利亚书业（ABIA ）“年度小说”大奖，创下了该奖项开设以来无人能及的纪录！ 凯特•莫顿成长于澳大利亚昆士兰的群山中，从小喜欢躲起来读书。她曾求学伦敦三一学院，以优等生荣誉毕业于昆士兰大学文学系，钟情19世纪的悲剧文学和戏剧艺术。她笔下的故事往往浓缩了一个时代的悲欢离合，包裹着强烈而细腻的情绪，故事结束的那一瞬间极具情感张力，总能让人在惊讶中慨叹不已。 若想了解更多信息，请访问作者官网： http://www.katemorton.com

在线阅读本书 On Christmas Eve, Scrooge sits in his house with not a kind word for anyone; he just wants to be left alone until the humbug of Christmas is over. But four ghostly visitorshis former business partner, followed by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Comeshow him the error of his ways, and by the time Christmas Day dawns, Scrooge is a cha...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 On Christmas Eve, Scrooge sits in his house with not a kind word for anyone; he just wants to be left alone until the humbug of Christmas is over. But four ghostly visitorshis former business partner, followed by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Comeshow him the error of his ways, and by the time Christmas Day dawns, Scrooge is a cha...(展开全部)

约翰·伯兰特，1939年出生于纽约州雪城，父母皆为作家。在哈佛大学英文系念书时就参与《哈佛妙文》的编辑工作。1961年大学毕业后前往纽约从事出版业。曾担任Esquire 杂志副主编、New York 杂志主编，1982年至1994年为Esquire专栏作家。现居纽约。