In the latest from the national bestselling author of Trick or Deadly Treat, Phyllis Newsom returns with a festive Christmas recipe thatβs to die forβ¦
βTis the season in Weatherford, Texas, and everyone in town is gearing up for the annual holiday parade and tree-lighting ceremony in the town square, where Phyllis Newsom will be serving her much-anticipated candy cane cupcakes. Local rancher Barney McCrory manages to charm one away from her before the ceremony begins. But unfortunately, when the minty confection is finished, so is he.
This isnβt the first time someone has dropped dead after eating one of Phyllisβs treats. But when the paramedics determine the rancher was shot, suspicion swiftly falls on McCroryβs daughter and her husbandβwho both stand to reap some sweet rewards from his death. Though Phyllis doesnβt want to get mixed up in another murder investigation, something about this case doesnβt sit right with her. With a little help from a tabloid TV news crew, Phyllis must unwrap the truth and restore good cheer to Weatherford before itβs too lateβ¦
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