Benjamin Franklin and a Case of Christmas Murder

Hardcover, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Publisher's statement: "In the London of 1757, Christmas is a season rich with traditions of games and pranks. But the games turn deadly when Roderick Fairbrass, a wealthy and well-lik merchant, collapses while acting in a play, and suddenly dies in front of his family and friends. Among those friends is one Benjamin Franklin, who is convinced he has witnessed a murder although the bereaved family denies it. Determined to uncover the truth, the intrepid inventor and statesman, accompanied by his young companion Nicolas, unravels a tangled plot of intrigue and scandal, tracing its paths from banking houses to gaming halls."