Murder for Christmas. There is a motive for murder

Mordecai Tremein, a quiet and lonely man, without much hunt went to celebrate Christmas in the luxurious country house of Benedict Graim, because he did not know any of those present, except the owner and his secretary. However, he did not have to miss him for a long time-on Christmas night, a very unexpected and gloomy gift was discovered under the Christmas tree-a corpse in Santa Claus costume. What is even worse, everything pointed out that the killer was still in the house ...
Mordecai Tremein, having arrived in a quiet village to visit friends, is suddenly drawn into an investigation of a mysterious murder, the victim of which was the charming Lydia Dar. At first, the police suspect the victim of a famous archaeologist, with whom Lydia suddenly broke shortly before her death. But very soon the second murder is followed by the second, and the offender seems to draw inspiration in the gloomy play, which local theater -trees put on an amateur stage