Christmas Caramel Murder

Bah, homicide! A mystery in the New York Times-bestselling series with a heroine ';irresistible as a cookie fresh from the oven' (Publishers Weekly). Christmas normally descends on Lake Eden, Minnesota, as gently as reindeer alighting on a rooftopbut this yuletide season, the only thing coming down Hannah Swensen's chimney is a case of murder. Hannah and her pal Lisa have agreed to provide the goodies for the town's annual production ofA Christmas Carol. But before anyone can say ';Bah, humbug!' a Santa-sized sackful of trouble ensues. Like the fact that Lisa's 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, the suspects pile up faster than snowdrifts while a merry murderer remains on the loose. With clues hard 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!