book cover of Ugly Sweaters and the Year-End Circus
 

Ugly Sweaters and the Year-End Circus

(2025)
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Prosecuting Attorney Pippa de Leon needs months to bring down a senator who killed a bicyclist in a hit and run. But a tyrannical judge decides to clear every case off her docket by the first of the year, which means jury selection starts immediately.

Only the jury pool itself creates a problem. An ugly sweater problem. And, weirdly, those sweaters might influence the case.

Shortlisted as one of the best crime stories of the year.

‘Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s crime stories are exceptional.’ —
Mystery Scene Magazine



Genre: Mystery



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