Superintendent Runcorn of Scotland Yard is spending Christmas on the wild and beautiful island of Anglesey off the north coast of Wales. On one of his solitary strolls, the lonely bachelor stumbles upon a lifeless body in the village churchyard. The unfortunate victim is quickly identified as Olivia Costain, the local vicar's younger sister. In life, Olivia had been a free spirit, full of charm and grace. For Runcorn, she is a haunting reminder of Melisande Ewart, the one woman he's never been able to forget. Everyone on Anglesey is quick to insist that only a stranger to the island could have committed the heinous crime. But the evidence proves otherwise, and the unpopular work of discovering who among Olivia's friends and neighbors -- and numerous eligible suitors -- is a ruthless killer falls to Runcorn. A plebian outsider in the drawing rooms of the snobbish local gentry, Runcorn never dreams that the key that will unlock the secrets of Olivia's life and death may also, miraculously, open the door to a new future for himself.
"Runcorn, commissaire de Scotland Yard, est un célibataire invétéré qui passe ses vacances de Noël sur l'île d'Anglesey, au large du pays de Galles. Un jour, alors qu'il se promène, il découvre le cadavre d'Olivia Costain, la soeur du pasteur local. Cette femme lui rappelle étrangement la seule femme qu'il n'a jamais réussi à oublier, Melisande Ewart."
"Interweaving the original Christmas Story with her own holiday tale, Perry explores the meaning of Joseph's secondary role compared to that of Mary and Jesus."
"Superintendent Runcorn of Scotland Yard is spending Christmas on the wild and beautiful island of Anglesey off the north coast of Wales. On one of his solitary strolls, the lonely bachelor stumbles upon a lifeless body in the village churchyard. The unfortunate victim is quickly identified as Olivia Costain, the local vicar's younger sister. A plebeian outsider in the drawing rooms of the snobbish local gentry, Runcorn never dreams that the key that will unlock the secrets of Olivia's life and death may also, miraculously, open the door to a new future for himself."
"Runcorn, commissaire de Scotland Yard, est un célibataire invétéré qui passe ses vacances de Noël sur l'île d'Anglesey, au large du pays de Galles. Un jour, alors qu'il se promène, il découvre le cadavre d'Olivia Costain, la soeur du pasteur local. Cette femme lui rappelle étrangement la seule femme qu'il n'a jamais réussi à oublier, Melisande Ewart.--[Memento]."
"Superintendent Runcorn of Scotland Yard is spending Christmas on the wild and beautiful island of Anglesey off the north coast of Wales. On one of his solitary strolls, the lonely bachelor stumbles upon a lifeless body in the village churchyard. The unfortunate victim is quickly identified as Olivia Costain, the local vicar's younger sister. In life, Olivia had been a free spirit, full of charm and grace. For Runcorn, she is a haunting reminder of Melisande Ewart, the one woman he's never been able to forget. Everyone on Anglesey is quick to insist that only a stranger to the island could have committed the heinous crime. But the evidence proves otherwise, and the unpopular work of discovering who among Olivia's friends and neighbors -- and numerous eligible suitors -- is a ruthless killer falls to Runcorn. A plebian outsider in the drawing rooms of the snobbish local gentry, Runcorn never dreams that the key that will unlock the secrets of Olivia's life and death may also, miraculously, open the door to a new future for himself."@en
""Para el superintendente Runcorn, compañero y amigo del inspector Monk, la Navidad tiene un aire especialmente gris. Convencido de que un cambio de aires le ayudará a olvidar a Melisande Ewart, decide desconectar de su vida londinense y pasar las fiestas en una pequena isla galesa. Pero cualquier esperanza de pasar unas Navidades tranquilas desaparece en cuanto descubre que Melisande también está en la isla y que, además, está comprometida con otro hombre. Cuando la hija del reverendo local aparece muerta y el hermano de Melisande es señalado como sospechoso, ella acude al superintendente. Éste, determinado a ayudarla, resuelve encontrar al verdadero asesino. ¿Será posible que con este gesto desinteresado consiga ganarse el corazón de su único amor verdadero?"--Page 4 of cover."
"Rumpled London policeman Runcorn is sent to a lonely Welsh island for Christmas, where he gets pulled into the case of the murder of Olivia Costain, the town vicar's lively single sister. Runcorn employs his bare-knuckle investigative skills in interviewing Olivia's family and her various suitors, to the chagrin of the local constable, Sir Alan Faraday, whose pursuit Olivia rejected. Runcorn's modest, unflashy ways carry this moody, understated mystery."
"While spending Christmas off the coast of Wales, Superintendent Runcorn of Scotland Yard discovers the body of the vicar's younger sister. The bachelor never dreams that the secrets of her life and death may open the door to a new future for himself."
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