Blue Christmas (Lord and Lady Hetheridge Mystery Book 6)

When miserly millionaire Barnaby Galen is found dead in his dilapidated mansion, police find two corpses on the scene—the murder victim and the murder weapon. A human skeleton even more terrifying than the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come was rigged to pop up beside Galen's bed and scare the life out of him...Tis the season, and after a long recuperation in the country, Tony Hetheridge is eager to get back to work. His wife Kate, however, is still haunted by the violent end of their last case. Hoping to rekindle her detective’s spirit, Tony offers to help their friend Paul Bhar investigate Barnaby Galen’s strange demise. The Scrooge-like miser left behind no friends, only enemies, and a neighborhood full of eccentric suspects. Will Kate be able to resume her career at Scotland Yard? Or will Tony and Paul have to go it alone? "When miserly millionaire Barnaby Galen is found dead in his dilapidated mansion, there are two corpses on the scene--the murder victim and the murder weapon. Staring into the skeleton face of a horror prop called Granny, Galen dies of fright, leaving only enemies and suspects behind. With echoes of Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, BLUE CHRISTMAS is a witty, heartfelt romantic mystery that will make fans of Emma Jameson's bestselling series want to stand up and cheer."--Amazon.com description