This is one of Perry's Christmas mysteries. They are much shorter than her usual books and aren't part of her book series. They do usually deal with a fringe character from one of her two Victorian mystery series and an incident in their lives.
A Christmas Garland tells about Victor Narraway, a very young lieutenant in the British army in India after the gory rebellion and violent reprisals. A medical orderly is accused of helping a prisoner escape by slaughtering a guard. The prisoner had knowledge of a patrol and it's movements, and the patrol was ambushed and almost all the men killed. The well-liked orderly is accused because he is the only soldier in the area whose movements aren't accounted for. Narraway is assigned the impossible task of defending him and making sense of his crime.
There is discussion of very gruesome actions that occurred during the war, including the brutal slaying of women and children.
This is a great read. Perry's books are always high quality. It is quick and easy as well. It is definitely worth the time.
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