Books by Ada Moncrieff

It''s Christmas at London''s Theatre Royale and journalist Daphne King is determined to solve an extraordinary mystery...December 1935. Director Chester Harrison''s production of A Christmas Carol has had a troubled run on its tour of regional theatres. With tensions amongst the cast running high, the company reach their final stop - London''s Theatre Royale - a few days before Christmas.Catastrophe, however, strikes on opening night: ''Scrooge'' dies on stage, seemingly due to a heart attack. But the show must go on. Until, that is, an old rival of Chester''s is murdered in a dressing room. Are those associated with the production being picked off one by one? Journalist Daphne King is determined to reveal the truth...Readers love Ada Moncrieff''s Christmas mysteries:''Brilliant...full of twists and turns'' ''A modern rival to Agatha Christie''''A new festive favourite''

It's Christmas at Westbury Manor and amateur detective Hugh Gaveston must unravel a fiendish mystery... Christmas Eve, 1938.