A Christmas revelation

In this intriguing uplifting holiday mystery from bestselling author Anne Perry an orphan boy investigates a woman's kidnapping--and discovers there's more at stake than a disappearance. When Worm a young orphan boy who works at the local clinic sees Eloise being kidnapped by two men in the days leading up to Christmas he immediately recruits Squeaky Robinson to help rescue her. But as they track Eloise down they're surprised to hear that she does not in fact wish to be rescued. Instead Eloise intends to bring the kidnappers who drew her father into their shady business deals and then murdered him to justice. The kidnappers are skilled illusionists and after they try their tricks on Worm and Squeaky the friends are determined to help Eloise with her plan--and they might just be able to use the kidnappers' tricks against them.