At Murphy's Mercantile in Jewel Bay, manager Erin Murphy is ringing in the holiday season with food, drink, and a new friend: Merrily Thornton. A local girl gone wrong, Merrily has turned her life around. But her parents have publicly shunned her, and they nurse a bitterness that chills Erin. When Merrily goes missing and her boss discovers he's been robbed, fingers point to Merrily-- until she's found dead, a string of lights around her neck. Can Erin nab the killer, and keep both the holiday spirit and herself alive? -- adapted from back cover.
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