Silent Night, Deadly night
(2025)(The third book in the Holiday Hounds Mystery series)
A novel by Hailey Hartley
When Nora Westfield discovers her Christmas shop has been broken into, she expects to find missing inventory and damaged decorations. What she doesn't expect is to stumble upon the body of real estate developer Derek Sutton in the alley out back. With Police Chief Natalie Granger ready to dismiss it as a tragic accident during a botched burglary, Nora can't shake the feeling that something doesn't add up. Nothing valuable was stolen, the break-in looks staged, and her clever border collie Scout keeps alerting to clues the police seem to have missed. When Nora discovers that Derek had been systematically blackmailing business owners up and down Main Street, she realizes the seemingly random death might be cold-blooded murder.
As Nora digs deeper into Derek's shady dealings, she uncovers a web of secrets that threatens to tear apart the close-knit community of Evergreen Junction. With her quirky assistant Becca managing the shop and local handyman Owen offering support, Nora races to connect the dots before the killer strikes again. Derek had been pressuring downtown merchants to sell their properties for a massive development project that would destroy everything the town holds dear, and his files contain enough dirt to ruin lives. From hidden documents in Christmas garland to mysterious midnight meetings in snow-covered alleys, every clue Scout uncovers points to someone desperate enough to kill to protect their secrets.
With her shop's reputation on the line and danger closing in, Nora must untangle a deadly mystery wrapped in tinsel and tied with murderous intent. Can she and Scout sniff out the truth before the killer decides the nosy Christmas shop owner knows too much? Or will this investigation prove that some secrets in small towns are worth dying for? In a race against time, Nora discovers that the most dangerous gift of all is the one that should have stayed buried beneath the snow.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
As Nora digs deeper into Derek's shady dealings, she uncovers a web of secrets that threatens to tear apart the close-knit community of Evergreen Junction. With her quirky assistant Becca managing the shop and local handyman Owen offering support, Nora races to connect the dots before the killer strikes again. Derek had been pressuring downtown merchants to sell their properties for a massive development project that would destroy everything the town holds dear, and his files contain enough dirt to ruin lives. From hidden documents in Christmas garland to mysterious midnight meetings in snow-covered alleys, every clue Scout uncovers points to someone desperate enough to kill to protect their secrets.
With her shop's reputation on the line and danger closing in, Nora must untangle a deadly mystery wrapped in tinsel and tied with murderous intent. Can she and Scout sniff out the truth before the killer decides the nosy Christmas shop owner knows too much? Or will this investigation prove that some secrets in small towns are worth dying for? In a race against time, Nora discovers that the most dangerous gift of all is the one that should have stayed buried beneath the snow.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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