A Christmas Legacy by Anne Perry

 

What is your favorite historical time period for novels?  I love reading about all time periods, but Regency, Victorian, and Medieval times are my favorite.   A Christmas Legacy by Anne Perry is set during the Victorian era at the start of the twentieth century.

Gracie, the former maid to Thomas and Charlotte Pitt, spends the Christmas season helping out Millie, the daughter of a late friend.  Millie is sure something isn’t right in the household that she works in, and Gracie takes her place as a maid to investigate.  Once there, Gracie realizes that there is a mysterious presence hidden on the upper floor.  Why is someone hidden in the house?  And why does Millie think items are disappearing?

This was a sad and touching story.  I was appalled by the treatment of the mysterious person in the household but touched that the household staff pulled together to try to help out as they can.  The ending of this story was very satisfying.  This book works as a standalone novel.  I read this right before Christmas, and it put me in the Christmas mood.  I’ll be reading another Anne Perry mystery next year.

Book Source:  Review Copy from NetGalley.  Thank-you! I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.