Christmas Creek — Vickie McKeehan

Thanksgiving usually kicks off the Christmas season with plenty of turkey and football. But in Coyote Wells, Gemma's dinner for twenty is hijacked when a dead body turns up in Christmas Creek. Chief of Police Lando Bonner soon arrives on the scene and realizes it's one of the town's most prominent citizens. When the body count keeps going up, he discovers the killer has a penchant for shotguns. Anyone could be next, including those closest to him Is the motive money or a personal grudge? There are enough suspects to fill out Santa's naughty list two times over. The main target had a history of making enemies-and an even darker past full of secrets. Appearances are deceiving. Nothing is quite what it seems. Is Christmas in danger of getting blown away? Or will Gemma and Lando find a way to stop the carnage in time to keep the merry in Christmas?