She has one shot to pull off the perfect village Christmas party. But bloodstains under the mistletoe hide a sinister surprise...

Lady Sarah is unseasonably distraught. With her fiancé fleeing to grieve the death of their unborn child, the quick-witted woman has been left behind to set up the annual holiday feast for her excited guests. Yet she doesn't hesitate to take on the investigation when a mysterious man carrying a letter addressed to her is found murdered in the churchyard.

With lives at stake and the fate of the festivities hanging by a thread, Sarah resolves to wrap everything up with a bow and smoke out the killer herself. But while the celebration seems to go off without a hitch, Boxing Day leaves the manor well and truly exposed...

Can she vanquish a vicious villain before her fête becomes fatal?

Christmas in Stickleback Hollow is the intriguing tenth book in The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow historical cozy mystery series. If you like powerful women, wintry settings, and heart-pounding whodunits, then you'll love C. S. Woolley's merry mission.

Buy Christmas in Stickleback Hollow to stave off a slaying song tonight!