I love the way Anne Perry brings Victorian London to life, the characters were very real although the plot was quite dark for a pre Christmas book in fact I could have read it at any time of the year and didn't really see much of a Christmas connection at all other than the fact that Christmas was drawing near was mentioned! ( )

A weak plot with events stretched out and repeated to pull a book length story out of it. ( )

Don’t let the lovely snow-covered scene on this book’s cover fool you. The real Odyssey here is Henry Rathbone’s journey through the underbelly of London in search of the son of an old friend. Short & sweet as are most of Perry’s Christmas offerings and an interesting depiction of the Victorian underworld. ( )

Not as well written as most Anne Perry books. Where was her editor? ( )

I didn't like this book as well as her others, but that is just my preference. The setting was the dirty, illegal underground of early London, a world I have no taste for. Other than that, the story was good with likable characters and a good ending. ( )