By Elaine Viets
A humbug of a buying mystery... From The Anthony and Agatha Award-Winning writer of accent to MurderIncludes insider purchasing assistance! secret consumer Josie Marcus doesn?t get the allure of the year-round Christmas store. but if 3 such vacation homes pop up inside of blocks, she?s assigned to cost them anonymously. effortless adequate, Josie thinks, till she realizes that consumers at one shop are discovering a strange?even deadly?secret component of their vacation cake. And Josie needs to resolve all of it sooner than another individual turns into a Christmas spirit.
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Josie drove in a daze, trying to wrap her mind around the fact that the sodden drunk in her living room was Nate. What had happened to her ex-lover in ten years? Nate drank when they dated, but only a few beers. He wasn’t an alcoholic then. Not that she noticed. How did Amelia instantly know this man was her father? Josie had hardly recognized Nate. ” the first time she saw him? Tears blurred Josie’s vision as she followed Mike’s truck. They were downtown now. The silver bend of the Gateway Arch soared over the night sky, softly reflecting the city lights.
Josie said. ” Reluctantly, the kid started to work. “You missed a spot over there,” Mrs. M said, pointing to a shard of broken glass near her gate. Heather snarled. ” There was a squawk of static on the radio. “We’d better go,” the male police officer said. “I’ll call if there are further problems,” Mrs. M said. I bet you will, Josie thought, but she heard a chime. “That’s my doorbell,” she said. ” “He got here awfully fast,” Mrs. M said. ” The old snoop was itching to start more trouble. Josie ran for her house.
Mike was on her doorstep, looking impossibly handsome. His blue uniform shirt brought out the blue in his eyes, and his sleeves were rolled up to reveal muscular arms. He moved inside with athletic sureness. ” he asked. ” “Taking a shower. ” “Oh, Josie, I’m sorry,” Mike said. ” “This rug is so old, one more stain won’t make a difference,” Josie said. ” Nate demanded in a belligerent tone. ” Mike asked. He towered over Nate. The two men sized each other up warily, teeth bared like angry dogs. “This is Nate,” Josie said.