The Toast of Time

About this story

The Toast of Time finds Max and Markham facing their first Christmas away from St Mary's.

The absence of their usual companions is the starting point, but the publisher's description soon widens the picture: Fabergé eggs, legendary swords, a stolen Bentley and a thoroughly uncooperative ram all feature among the complications.

That mixture makes the story's appeal quite specific. In the site's view, the contrast between missing home and encountering such an unlikely assortment of problems is a better reason to pick it up than Christmas alone.

It offers familiar characters in unfamiliar festive circumstances, with the Time Police and local parish business also caught in the picture.

Place this short story after Another Time, Another Place. Readers can choose the individual ebook or Zara Ramm's audiobook, which runs for 2 hours 28 minutes. The story is also included in The Most Wonderful Time of the Year alongside other seasonal adventures.

Choose that collection if you want the neighbouring Christmas tales in the same volume.