The Christmas tree lighting was supposed to be magical. Then someone made it deadly.
Bookstore owner Agatha Royale loves everything about the holidays in Bristol Lake, Maine—until a corrupt health inspector is found stabbed behind the town's Christmas tree. With two hundred witnesses and no one saw a thing.
The murder weapon points to one family. The victim's history of destroyed lives points to dozens more. And when her miniature schnauzer Mike—who has an uncanny nose for danger—starts acting strange around an unexpected visitor, Agatha knows the obvious answer isn't the right one.
Someone is getting away with murder.
With Christmas approaching and time running out, Agatha must uncover which dark secret hiding in her charming small town is worth killing for.