the Case of Christmas Angel: A Jack and Frances historical 1930s mystery novella

Lights, Camera, Crime! 1932. While Jack and Frances enjoy their honeymoon, retired vaudevillian Uncle Sal lands the opportunity of a lifetime. Veteran performer Molly Sweet secures him a small part in one of the new talking picture studios in London.At home both in front of the cameras and behind the scenes, Uncle Sal quickly discovers that not everyone in the studio is playing the part they claim.When compromising photographs of Molly's daughter changing into her Christmas Angel costume are sold in secret, it becomes clear that someone has been spying on her. Molly and her daughter Alice need Uncle Sal's help to prevent the photos from destroying the young woman's reputation. A starring role as a sleuth is nothing new for him, but this time he has to go undercover in a boarding house alone, without the help of Jack and Frances. He has only one chance to unmask the villain before Alice's future is ruined.