Having settled with her dog Escrow into a 55+ community in the mountain town of Starfire, Georgia, retired realtor Lottie Harper looks forward to the town's quaint Christmas traditions, including the annual Winter Solstice Festival.
But Christmas cheer turns deadly when Lottie discovers her longtime rival murdered in a model home she decorated. With her candlestick as the weapon, witnesses to her heated arguments with the victim, and no solid alibi, she tops Police Chief Kincaid's suspect list.
As murder headlines splash her name across the news and threaten festival attendance, Lottie doubles down on proving her innocence. She enlists her cul‑de‑sac gals to find the killer. But anonymous threats warn her to stop asking questions, or else.
Can Lottie solve the murder before Christmas, or will she ring in the New Year from a jail cell?
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