Jan Fields

A friend (CC) gifted me a number of the books in this series. I have been using them as a distraction from worries recently. This particular one has a Christmas theme, however, the series has had a history of skipping holidays--we'd hear about a Halloween party but then the next book would skip past any mention of Halloween. So even though Faith plans to go home for Christmas, I suspect we won't see a Christmas celebration but that the next book will resume when Faith returns to her job after Christmas.

This retreat is a Charles Dickens Society themed event--complete with readings of "A Christmas Carol" and quite a few Dickens quotes. I wasn't bothered by the Dickens quotes though I didn't recognize many of them. I can see where some readers might think they were laid on a bit thick.

I don't know if the story/information about the actress who played Miss Havisham in a movie is true or not.

I did think Faith acted unwisely a few times--going off alone (without anyone else even knowing she was meeting with the person) with someone who was a suspect. I didn't guess who the murderer was before it was revealed. That's often my norm, so your experience may differ. I don't think I'd even considered the person it turned out to be.… (plus d'informations)