How the Finch Stole Christmas!: A Meg Langslow Christmas Mystery - Donna Andrews

Meg's husband is escalating his one-man show of Dickens' A Christmas Carol into a full-scale production. When a famous, though slightly over-the-hill, actor comes to town to play the role of Scrooge, he also brings a lot of baggage and enemies with him. n nWhere's that partridge in its pear tree? n nIt's Christmas time in Caerphilly, VA, and nothing is going by the book. Meg Langslow is trying to be supportive of her husband, who's escalated his one-man show of Dickens' A Christmas Carol into a full-scale production that includes their sons as Tiny Tim and the young Scrooge. But when the real Scrooge comes to town--a famous actor who is known for his personal dramas off-stage--Meg finds that her role as stage manager is a lot more than she bargained for. When Scrooge's inner demons and actual enemies catch up with him, it's up to Meg to solve a holiday murder mystery before the curtain comes down...and the killer takes flight. n n nAndrews manages her large cast with dexterity and drops clues to the culprits' identity, but the ending will catch most readers by surprise. --Publishers Weekly nn