A missing persons case becomes a homicide investigation when the body is found somewhat mutilated at the abandoned castle. Roger the Chapman who was one of the two who discovered the body becomes involved in the investigation since he loves sleuthing. The investigation takes place during the twelve days of Christmas. The setting for this is medieval, but at times, the book felt more modern than that, possibly because the vocabulary was too modern. I downloaded it from the library because it was a medieval Christmas mystery, but I had not read the previous twenty-one installments in the series. I suspect my enjoyment was also marred by this. However, I was very disappointed in the ending which made me lower the score another half-point. ( )

This was a cozy mystery set in 1483 and 1484, in Bristol England. This mystery and its characters and events are in the culture and atmosphere of Plantagenet England in a small village starting to celebrate a few weeks of holiday merry making. Good storyline and characters.

***I received this book in exchange for an honest review*** ( )