<b><b>In the newest installment of the bestselling Aunt Dimity series, a dreary Christmas leads to hidden treasure and new friendships </b></b><br /><br />It&apos;s almost Christmas in the small English village of Finch--and everyone is sick. Though many of the villagers regretfully decline their invitations to Emma Harris&apos;s annual Christmas bash, Lori Shepherd has no intention of missing it. When the winter weather takes a turn for the worse, it&apos;s agreed that none of the guests will leave until morning. There&apos;s general merriment as the Christmas party becomes a pajama party--until a car appears in the winding driveway and promptly slides off the slick pavement and into a ditch. <br /><br />Matilda "Tilly" Trout--a lost and scatterbrained, middle-aged woman--is mercifully unhurt and invited to stay the night. While she catches her breath, Emma asks her other guests if they would like a tour of the Manor--including an odd room that puzzles her. Several guests put forth guesses as to its purpose, but it&apos;s Tilly who correctly identifies the room as a chapel. Placing a palm on one of the ornately-carved panels, Tilly finds a hidden compartment concealing a pile of glittering treasure--including an exquisitely decorated heart made of solid gold. Where did it come from, and why does it look so different from everything else in the chapel? Why didn&apos;t Emma even know about this hidden compartment in her own home until now--and how did Tilly?<br /><br />With Aunt Dimity&apos;s otherworldly help and Tilly&apos;s bewildering store of knowledge, Lori and friends set out to unravel the mystery behind the heart of gold. And, against all odds--and Christmas finally comes to Finch!