The holidays are usually Merry’s favorite time of the year. But this Christmas season has been filled not with warmth and good cheer, but with murder and suspicion. Determined to salvage the holiday and squeeze out what happiness she can, Merry throws herself into organizing the annual Christmas parade. When she learns that one float in the parade is going to feature a giant Santa’s Naughty List naming specific people and misdeeds, Merry tries all she can mitigate the potential disaster . . . only to stumble upon a bigger one: a body in Santa’s gift bag.

In true cozy mystery fashion, Merry investigates this Christmas catastrophe. Lots of suspects and false leads–and the antics of my favorite fiction guinea pig–makes for a puzzling story for the holidays.