A Christmas Escape

by Anne Perry

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Series: Christmas (13)

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Recently-widowed Charles Latterly arrives on the island of Stromboli for the Christmas season. His fellow guests in the small hotel are all British, and it's soon apparent that there are tensions among them. Most of the other guests were already acquainted before their arrival at the Italian hotel and it seems they brought their rivalries and disagreements with them. The teenaged Candace is the one bright spot for Charles. Candace is still young enough to speak her mind without restraint, and Charles' shock and alarm at her frank assessments of their fellow guests is tempered with admiration for her spirit. The tension comes to a head as the island's volcano comes to life, and Charles and his fellow guests must flee for their lives while wondering which one of them is a murderer.

Anne Perry's historical crime novels focus on motive and psychology. They can be excellent when she hits it just right. When she doesn't hit it right, they become too melodramatic. This novella is heavy with melodrama. Recommended only for series completists. (

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cbl_tn | Dec 31, 2016 |

A Christmas escape by Anne Perry
Starts out when Charlie arrives in Stromboli, a mountainous island off the coast of Greek. He can't wait to walk to the mountain top where the volcano sometimes erupts.
Candace startles him, a 17 year old girl. Like tour of this area as I'll never get to see it for myself, very descriptive!
Events occur that leave a man dead. There are only a handful of people there and the killer is one of them. Charlie takes Candace under his care. They investigate to see who'd want the man dead...
The volcano has erupted!
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device). (

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jbarr5 | Jul 20, 2016 |

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For years now, I've been hearing about Anne Perry's annual Christmas books and they've always sounded very intriguing. A Christmas Escape was my introduction to the series, and it was a happy first experience. I would have given it four stars if the mystery had been just a little more -- well, mysterious. But even though the whodunnit aspect was less than thrilling, the story in general was charming and held my interest all the way through. The plot wrapped up a little more quickly than I expected it to, but it's a short book, so I suppose some abruptness is to be expected. Definitely a fast read -- I finished in a couple of hours, which is almost unheard of for me. In general, a very pleasant read, and I'll be looking for more of Perry's holiday treats.

Note: I received my copy of A Christmas Escape free of charge, from the publisher, through Library Thing's Early Reviewer program. (

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jlshall | May 29, 2016 |

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Pretty much what I was expecting – a short and light little Holiday mystery, although maybe a little light on the Christmas theme. (I was concerned about listening to it in April but really, the most Holiday things about it were the name and the lovely illustration on the CD box.)

Englishman Charles Latterly travels to a small, Italian island for a Holiday getaway as a balm for his loneliness. Frictions soon surface among the guests at the villa in which he is staying. Nature herself then creates another, perhaps greater, danger.

This was my first book by Anne Perry and I’m tempted to give another of her books a try. Latterly seemed to be a recurring character and a quick check indicated he is a minor character in her William Monk series. The narrator, Steven Crossly, does a great job and added greatly to the book’s appeal. (

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coppers | Apr 27, 2016 |

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Anyone looking for a historical Christmas mystery has come to the wrong place. Anne Perry has created a short, small predictable mystery but thrown in the whole Christmas thing as an afterthought. Nothing about this story screams Christmas except perhaps the last line. Charles has gone to a small island for the holidays to bask in the sun on the side of the volcano. Things take a dark turn when one of the men staying at the "hotel" (more like B & B) says that someone tried to kill him. As if things couldn't get anymore dangerous the volcano starts to grumble. Are they all in danger? Will the volcano blow? A quick read narrated beautifully by Steven Crossly.

I received this audiobook for free from Library Thing in return for my honest, unbiased opinion. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Anne Perry	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Batten, Karin	Designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
De Vinne, Theodore Low	Typeface designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Huey, Belina	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Rafton, Aleta	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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To those who believe in starting again.

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Charles Latterly stared across the untroubled sea at the shore they were fast approaching.

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For countless readers, Christmastime means a delicious new holiday mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry. A Christmas Escape, her twelfth noel to the season, transports us to a Mediterranean island for an unconventional Yuletide adventure—and an unforgettable volcanic encounter.

Lonely Charles Latterly arrives at his small hotel hoping that the island’s blue skies and gentle breezes will brighten his spirits. Unfortunately, there’s 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 island’s beauty. But the tranquility of the holiday is swiftly disrupted by a violent quarrel, an unpleasant gentleman’s 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.

Captivating in its depiction of untamed nature in all its awesome power, and of the human heart in the throes of transformation, A Christmas Escape gifts readers with Anne Perry’s talent for making the season brighter—and more thrilling.

Praise for the Christmas novels of Anne Perry

“Perry’s Victorian-era holiday mysteries [are] an annual treat.”—The Wall Street Journal

A New York Christmas

“A thoroughly enjoyable mystery set against the wonderful historical backdrop of 1904 New York City at Christmastime.”—Library Journal (starred review)

A Christmas Hope

“Very much recommended . . . a wonderful story.”—Historical Novel Review

A Christmas Garland

“In Anne Perry’s gifted hands, the puzzle plays out brilliantly.”—Greensboro News & Record

A Christmas Homecoming

“Could have been devised by Agatha Christie . . . [Perry is] a modern master.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A Christmas Odyssey

“[Perry] writes with detail that invades the senses.”—Lincoln Journal Star

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