Alice Duer Miller

The Burglar and the Blizzard Alice Duer Miller

This is a novella: a book that is longer than a short-story, but not as long as a novel. It is fun! Right about Christmas-time, a burglar who has had considerable success in the neighborhood, is caught in the act by a man who used to be his classmate. The burglar has been selling most of stolen goods in order to support himself and his sister. Some of the goods he gives to his sister, telling her he bought them at discount stores! And she believes him! The burglar and the man who caught him are trapped in the house by a blizzard. The burglar's sister is brought to the house, and that's when the fun really starts! A truly entertaining read for the whole family, and a surprise Christmas-present ending.