In post-World War I England, Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her lady\'s maid, Eva Huntford, step outside of their social roles and put their lives at risk to apprehend a vicious killer. .. .
But both young women will need to think outside the box to wrap up this case--before a cornered killer lashes out with ill will toward them.
As the local constable suspects a footman at Foxwood Hall, Phoebe and Eva follow the clues to a different conclusion.
Having overheard her sister and the Marquis in a heated exchange the night before, Lady Phoebe takes a personal interest in solving the mystery.
Not entirely missing, however, as macabre evidence of foul play turns up in gift boxes given to lady\'s maid Eva Huntford and a handful of others.
But the peace of Foxwood Hall is shattered on the morning of Boxing Day, when the Marquis goes missing.
The dreadful war is finally over; eldest daughter Julia\'s engagement to their houseguest, the Marquis of Allerton, appears imminent; and all have gathered to enjoy peace on earth, good will toward men.
December 1918: As a difficult year draws to a close, there is much to celebrate for nineteen-year-old Phoebe Renshaw and her three siblings at their beloved family estate of Foxwood Hall. . .
In post-World War I England, Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her lady\'s maid, Eva Huntford, step outside of their social roles and put their lives at risk to apprehend a vicious killer