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The Ordeal of the Haunted Room
The Ordeal of the Haunted Room | Jodi Taylor
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A Christmas ghost story - Chronicles of St Mary's style! For fans of Doctor Who and Jasper Fforde... and A Christmas Carol. Where better for the annual festive jump than the chance to experience a real Victorian Christmas? On the longest night of 1895, a terrible storm rages above Harewood Hall. Max, Markham and an injured Peterson are welcomed in by the Harewood family, but soon realise that, in true St Mary's style, they couldn't have arrived at a better moment. For tonight marks the Ordeal of the Haunted Room. Dum ... dum ... dum ... Every Harewood heir must endure one terrifying night alone in the Haunted Room before he can inherit the family seat. Legend says that a ghost will murder anyone who isn't the true successor. Henry Harewood's ordeal will begin at midnight and end at dawn, but it isn't long before everything goes horribly wrong... Readers love Jodi Taylor: 'Once in a while, I discover an author who changes everything... Jodi Taylor and her protagonista Madeleine "Max" Maxwell have seduced me' 'A great mix of British proper-ness and humour with a large dollop of historical fun' 'Addictive. I wish St Mary's was real and I was a part of it' 'Jodi Taylor has an imagination that gets me completely hooked' 'A tour de force'
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Preciouz29
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Different from past Christmas stories, but lovely!

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Texreader
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This was another wonderful fun Christmas story from our favorite characters from the Chronicles of St Mary‘s series. The historians were much more active in the plot than past stories and than they are allowed to be as they are supposed to be mere observers, helping to uncover what may have been a closed room murder mystery. ⬇️

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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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"And yes, I know I‘ll never go to heaven but have you seen the sort of people who qualify for heaven? Seriously? You want to spend eternity with people like that?" - Max ?

St Mary's Christmas Story is always a delight!
#thechroniclesofstmarys

Texreader Yes such a great quote!! 3y
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Texreader
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My preorder arrived so it‘s up next. #wintergames #merryreaders @Clwojick

Catherine_Willoughby I brought this audio yesterday on audible . 50% off. Hope to listen tomorrow ❤ 3y
Texreader @Catherine_Willoughby I thought I bought the audiobook but got the ebook accidentally! That‘s how I‘ve read all her other Christmas books. So when I saw your post I went to grab it. I hope to listen to it tomorrow too. (edited) 3y
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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"I toyed with the idea of telling him Jesus had probably been born in March and the Christian church had piggybacked their festival on the existing Yule traditions....We had enough melodrama without adding an unstable vicar into the mix and besides, little flecks of foam were collecting at the corners of his mouth." Max! I love her! ? #chroniclesofstmarys

Crinoline_Laphroaig "The Reverend Lillywhite – whom I was really coming to dislike – abandoned paganism and prepared to mount what was obviously his other hobbyhorse – that women were not equipped to understand the law and how it worked." #fthepatriarchy 3y
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The St Mary‘s short story, becoming a bit of a Christmas tradition for me.

I hope all of you are tucked up with a good book today. Merry Christmas!

Crazeedi Merry Christmas!🎁🎄🌠☃️❄💗 3y
umbrellagirl @Crazeedi and to you! 🎅🏻 3y
CarolynM Merry Christmas 🎄 3y
umbrellagirl @CarolynM hope you had a nice holiday 💙 3y
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