Death on Holiday — B.V. Lawson

From Derringer Award winner BV Lawson, four short tales of mirth, murder and mayhem: a shopping mall Christmas Elf with revenge on his mind; a young man whose day goes from bad to worse when his car is rear-ended by the mayor's wife, and police find a skeleton in his trunk; a private eye's blackmail case that takes him to a costume party and too many Abraham Lincolns; and little Sammy Spade wreaking havoc at summer camp.