The Midnight Before Christmas

The Midnight Before Christmas by Bernhardt, William. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780345428103.

William Bernhardt has won critical acclaim for his bestselling series of legal thrillers featuring Oklahoma-based attorney Ben Kincaid. Now Bernhardt takes a holiday from the courtroom to deliver a suspenseful, pulse-pounding tale of Christmastime crime with all the trimmings. Tis the day before Christmas, and all through the town, someone evils at large, spreading mayhem around! Thirtysomething lawyer Megan McGee is facing a quiet Christmas with her bulldog when Bonnie Thomas, a battered wife, comes looking for legal protection from her violent ex-cop husband, Carl. In a recent bout of rage, Carl vowed to kill their seven-year-old son, Tommy, rather than be separated from the boy. Its no idle threat, either--as Bonnie assures Megan: "Hes tried before." And when Tommys school unwittingly allows him to leave with his father, Carl gets his chance to try again. Now, with the town all but shut down for the holiday, Megan races against time--and terror--to keep Carls Christmas Eve jaunt from turning into a slay ride. This season, the weather outside isnt the only thing thats frightful. . . .