Present day.

Snow globes, tinsel–and a message never meant to be found.

When a fragile Christmas bauble reveals a hidden note, festive cheer quickly turns into something more intriguing. The trail leads back to London in 1931, where Frances Palmer helped catch a jewel thief during a glittering Christmas performance. As it turns out, Frances’s adventure sparked a mystery that would echo across generations.

Nearly a century later, the discovery points to a family who owns an identical bauble and to a forgotten story buried beneath years of hardship, memories, and secrets. As past and present intertwine, two families realise that some mysteries are best unwrapped slowly… and that love can bridge even the distance of time.

A nostalgic, heartwarming holiday mystery wrapped in 1930s charm.

This book includes the noveletta Dead Ringers and Light Fingers.

Trope: Amateur detective, Whodunnit, Women Sleuths