Christmas Caramel Murder (A Hannah Swensen Mystery)

Christmas normally descends on Lake Eden Minnesota as gently as reindeer alighting on a rooftopbut this yuletide season the only thing coming down Hannah Swensens chimney is a case of murder . . . The holidays have arrived and Hannah and her good pal Lisa have agreed to provide all the goodies for the towns annual production of A Christmas Carol. But before anyone can say Bah humbug! a Santa-sized sackful of trouble ensues. Like the fact that Lisas husband will be playing Mr. Claus to his ex-girlfriend Phyllis Bates Mrs. Claus. Or that before the curtains even go up Phyllis is found dead in the snowwearing a costume that the real Mrs. Claus would put on the naughty list. Soon after the suspects pile up faster than snowdrifts in a blizzard while a merry murderer remains on the loose. With clues even harder to find it might take a visit from ghosts of Christmas past to wrap up this mystery in time for the holidays . . . Includes a Dozen Holiday Recipes from The Cookie Jar! Tasty . . . Hannah is irresistible as a cookie fresh from the oven. Publishers Weekly