Liss MacCrimmonβs meddlesome mother is back in Moosetookalook, Maine, to serve a hefty portion of trouble in time for Thanksgiving. But when a scandalous murder case threatens to leave Liss alone at the table, family drama takes on a terrifying new meaning . . .
While Liss preps the Scottish Emporium for Novemberβs inevitable shopping rush, other local businesses arenβt half as lucky. Year after year, her father-in-lawβs rustic hotel can barely turn a profit during the stretch between autumnβs peak and ski season. Except this time, Mr. Ruskin realizes that the recipe for success lies in enticing an untapped niche clienteleβchildless couples desperate for a holiday away from family . . .
The unusual marketing tactic has everyone in Moosetookalook talking. Unfortunately, it also inspires a scathing social media campaign aimed at persuading tourists to boycott the hotel for affronting family values. Liss dismisses the bad publicity as being totally βoverkiltββuntil angry mobs fill the streets, the troublemaker who started it all turns up dead, and her loved ones are suspected of murder . . .
With so much at stake, Liss canβt possibly follow police orders to stay out of the investigation. Thereβs just one wee problem: saving her own clan could mean sending a friend or two behind bars. Nowβpartly helped, partly hindered by her difficult motherβLiss must digest a slew of unsettling clues and catch the real killer . . . or else everything sheβs ever been thankful for may vanish before her eyes.
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