Lady violet holds a baby : the Lady Violet Mysteries, Book Five

If it's not weddings, then hapless widows are expected to attending christenings... Lady Violet returns with St. Sevier to her family seat, and finds Derwent Hall at sixes and sevens upon the occasion of her nephew's christening. Other guests have brought their children along to celebrate the occasion, and Sebastian MacHeath is on hand to serve as godfather. Nobody seems to be getting along, despite the happy nature of the gathering. Summer heat builds to an unbearable crescendo as clandestine affairs, marital troubles, and family tensions escalate. Then somebody starts kidnapping little girls, and Lady Violet must figure out who, why, and how the kidnapper can be foiled. The widow Lady Violet Belmaine returns to Derwent Hall, her family home, with Hugh St. Sevier and Sebastian MacHeath to attend her nephew's christening, but when a series of kidnappings occurs, Lady Violet works not only to find the missing little girls but also to stop the kidnapper from striking again