Envious Casca Author:Georgette Heyer Resigned to spending Christmas at Lexham Manor, Mathilda Clare wasn't sure what she dreaded most-the foul temper of Nat Herriard, the filthy rich old Scrooge who owned the place, or the sweetness and light of his brother Joseph. For Joseph, in his optimism, had concocted a guest list brilliantly headed for mayhem. — It is no ordinary Christmas ... more »at Lexham Manor. Six holiday guests find themselves the suspects of a murder enquiry when the old Scrooge, Nathaniel Herriad, who owns the substantial estate, is found stabbed in the back. For Inspector Hemingway of Scotland Yard, ?tis the season to find whodunit but it?s a real conundrum how any of the suspects could have entered the locked room to commit this foul deed in the first place.« less