A Christmas Journey

By: Anne Perry

Narrated by: Terrence Hardiman

It's Christmas and the well-born guests who have gathered at Applecross for a delicious weekend of relaxation are warmed by roaring fires, mistletoe, and gorgeously wrapped gifts.

It's scarcely the setting for misfortune, and no one - not even that clever young aristocrat and budding sleuth Vespasia Cumming-Gould - anticipates the tragedy that is to darken this light-hearted holiday house party.

But soon one young woman lies dead, a suicide, and Vespasia must uncover the heartbreaking truth behind the tragedy.

©2003 Anne Perry (P)2008 BBC Audiobooks America

I loved this book!

I have all of Anne Perry's Christmas books and they were wonderful. That didn't stop me from listening to this fantastic audio version. Well done!

Not really a mystery

Apparently this series of Christmas stories are spin-offs of side characters from her main series. Maybe they’re better if you already know them from that. But this wasn’t really a mystery and the central concept didn’t really make any sense and when there finally was a twist/reveal, it was extremely obvious. And they keep going on these supposedly dangerous, harrowing journeys where absolutely nothing happens.

So much better than I was expecting!

Interesting, well thought out, and the secrets of each character were revealed over time. It was a really enjoyable story, but ít could have used more references to Christmas.

A journey to hell and back

I like the narrator. This was my first time listening to him. I thought the story was interesting, but not stellar if I had not read another Christmas novella by Anne Perry I might not have continued.

The best Anne Perry Christmas novella!

Descriptions of Scottish landscape at Christmas were beautifully done. You were right there with each gale and storm. Fun to read about Vespasia as a young mother, but puzzling as to why the children have not been featured in other books. Still, a lovely, lovely book