Charlotte Monk's mother Caroline and her actor husband Joshua Fielding have been invited to Whitby, Yorkshire by the Netheridge family for Christmas. Accompanying them are a troupe of actors who have been asked to put on a play created by Alice Netheridge, the only daughter of the Netheridges. The play is based on the newly released book by Bram Stoker, "Dracula". The play is to be presented just after Christmas to friends of the Netheridges.
The play needs work and a winter storm strikes Whitby, burying it in snow. Shortly after the storm hits, a stranger arrives at the door. His carriage has broken a wheel and he is in need of shelter. Before long, the unexpected guest is helping with the reworking of the play. Everything seems to go smoothly until he is found murdered in the hallway near the in-house theatre. Caroline sets out to solve the murder because they are snowed in and the police won't be able to get there in good order.
This is a neat little novelette written by Anne Perry; a quick read.
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