Plenty of red herrings, mixed motives, and recipes for foodies make for a spirited holiday cozy. --Kirkus Reviews.
Charming. . .
Includes delicious five-ingredient recipes PRAISE FOR CRYPT SUZETTE Grandad is a hoot and his jobs as a food reviewer and part-time detective provide endless possibilities for fun and murder . . .
But when the man in red turns blue, Val and Granddad have a cookie-cutter killer to catch before the New Year .
This year\'s sour Santa has none of the big fellow\'s mirth but plenty of his appetite, and it\'s no secret Santa loves cookies.
The winner of the creepiest outfit, robed in black with a gift bag covering the head--okay, Ghost of Christmas Present, Val gets it--hands out gingerbread men with white icing skeleton bones.
But one costumed reveler may have gotten the holidays mixed up.
Nick himself.
Val is hosting a private tea party serving the festival\'s costumed volunteers, who range from Dickens divas like Madame Defarge and Miss Havisham to Ebenezer Scrooge and old St.
Val and her grandfather are taking part in the Dickens of a Holiday festival.
This holiday season Bayport, Maryland, is a dead ringer for Victorian London. . . -- Kirkus Reviews When Santa is sleighed by a poison gingerbread cookie at a holiday party, Val Deniston\'s reputation is on the line .
Plenty of red herrings, mixed motives, and recipes for foodies make for a spirited holiday cozy
