Anne perrys new christmas novel is an irresistible tale of love betrayal greed murder and selfless devotion for the first time perrys annual yuletide offering is set in new york citya sparkling young metropolis bursting with life promise and subtle menace the year is 1904 twentythreeyearold jemima pitt the daughter of thomas pitt head of britains special branch is crossing the atlantic she is traveling with an acquaintance delphinia cardew who is to marry the aristocratic brent albright in a highsociety new york weddinga grand affair that will join together two fabulously wealthy families titans of the international financial world but jemima senses a mysterious shadow darkening the occasion missing from the festivities is delphinias mother maria who is marked by disgrace nearly sixteen years ago maria abandoned young delphinia and disappeared and now the albrights refuse to mention her name