Ten Hoards a Reaping — Patti Larsen

It's beginning to look a lot like theft--and murder! When Persephone Pringle attends a holiday market with her daughter, she witnesses a not-very-cheery confrontation between a strange young woman and the town's new Santa. But when Seph returns to exchange a gift, she stumbles on St. Nick's dead body--and a murder investigation! With only a very short time to solve it before the kiddies are disappointed--with a mysterious jewelry heist ring in the mix--can she solve the crime, or will the killer make sure this is her very last Christmas?