New York Times bestselling author Daniel M. Laveryreturns to the world of Womens Hotel in this delightfuland heartwarming novella about one especially livelyChristmastime at the Biedermeier.

Christmas at the Biedermeier Hotel means work. For much of the year, employment comesinfrequently to Biedermeier residents. But during the Advent season,they’re in high demand all over the city: as holiday window dressers, sales-girls at the card stores on Forty-Second Street, Broadway usherettes, assisting the Lincoln Center laundress atthe Nutcracker, or working for Pinkerton as off-season security guards at the Worlds Fair.

Katherine explores the possibility of reconnecting with a younger sister moving to New York. Lucianne goes into business for herself, running a telephone-order, strictly Social Register male escort agency out of her room, while Mrs. Mosslerattempts to solvethe mystery of the Biedermeiers skyrocketing phone bill and frets over Christmas tips for the hotels few remaining employees.

And while the three gem thieves who broke into the American Museum of NaturalHistory have recently been apprehended, not all of the stolen jewels have been recoveredandPatricia and Carol have been behaving very strangely recently.Christmas is a season of wonder and mystery, after all.