02621cam a2200421 i 4500 1134478813 TxAuBib 20240201120000.0 231012s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9798885793131 large print TxAuBib rda Perry, Anne, author. A Christmas vanishing : a novel / Anne Perry. Thorndike Press Large Print Basic [edition]. Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2023. ©2023. 207 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Christmas novels ; 21 Thorndike Press large print top shelf Thorndike Press Large Print top shelf Mariah Ellison, Charlotte Pitt's grandmother, accepts her long-time friend Sadie's gracious invitation to spend Christmas with her and her husband, Barton, in their picturesque village. But upon arrival, Mariah discovers that Sadie has vanished without a trace, and Barton rudely rescinds the invitation. Once Mariah finds another acquaintance to stay with during the holiday season, she begins investigating Sadie's disappearance. Mariah's uncanny knack for solving mysteries serves her well during her search, which is driven by gossip as icy as the December weather. Did Sadie run off with another man? Was she kidnapped? Has someone harmed her? Frustratingly, Mariah's questions reveal more about the villagers themselves than about her friend's whereabouts. Yet in the process of getting to know Sadie's neighbours, Mariah finds a kind of redemption, as she rediscovers her kinder side, and her ability to love. It is up to Mariah to master her own feelings, drown out the noise and get to the bottom of what occurred, all before Christmas day. With the holiday rapidly approaching, will she succeed in bringing Sadie home in time for them to celebrate it together - or is that too much to hope for? 20240201. Grandmothers Fiction. Female friendship Fiction. Missing persons Fiction. Villages Fiction. Secrecy Fiction. Large print books. Christmas fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Christmas novels ; 21. Thorndike Press large print top shelf. Thorndike Press Large Print top shelf. TXMML