The Ordeal of the Haunted Room
Story Eight in the Read all the St Mary's Christmas Short Stories before Christmas Day Challenge
Story Eight in the Reading Challenge is The Ordeal of the Haunted Room. This is also available in The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Please comment below when you've finished it.
Where better for the annual festive jump than the chance to experience a real Victorian Christmas? On the longest night of 1895, a terrible storm rages above Harewood Hall. Max, Markham and an injured Peterson are welcomed in by the Harewood family, but soon realise that, in true St Mary's style, they couldn't have arrived at a better moment. For tonight marks the Ordeal of the Haunted Room. Dum ... dum ... dum ... Every Harewood heir must endure one terrifying night alone in the Haunted Room before he can inherit the family seat. Legend says that a ghost will murder anyone who isn't the true successor. Henry Harewood's ordeal will begin at midnight and end at dawn, but it isn't long before everything goes horribly wrong...
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Loved this story, even more than the other times I've read it. It was so funny and chock full of great characters. I think butlers must be a particular favourite of Jodi Taylor.
I am so enjoying this re-read of these stories. Thank you for issuing this challenge, Jodi et al, or I might not have done it, and that would have been very sad, indeed. This was such a cool little mystery! The lady of the house is a delight.