Murder in the Snow by Verity Bright (Book 4) good standalone

I did not feel particularly Christmassy this time around. It has been a hard time all over, this book however did get a spark going in me. Lady Eleanor is at her ancestral home after many years and celebrating a traditional Christmas with all the trimmings. That includes entertaining the whole village to a lunch, a run in the park, gifts for the children, card games for the ladies and plenty to eat and drink. It is meticulously planned by all the retainers at the Manor and everyone looks very much forward to the events. No one thought that a murder could get in the way and though shushed up for the day so that everyone could have a good time, investigations have to start and suspects galore abound as the victim was an extremely unpopular man. The suspects start out with the timid parlour maid and then go on to Mrs. Trotman a more unlikely suspect who is anyway taken in by the local Police for questioning. It is upto Lady Eleanor and Clifford her faithful butler to take matters into their own hands and try to get to the bottom of this mystery. Very much English, very old school this was a lovely read and I thouroughly enjoyed it. I will be looking out for more books from this author. Sent by Bookouture for an unbiased review, courtesy of Netgalley.