December Dread
About this ebook
With Christmas just over a week away, ’tis the season for grinning sales elves on TV, maddeningly jolly Muzak, and a guilty Nut Goodie addiction. But for Mira James and other Battle Lake-area women, the holidays are marred by something far worse—a serial killer leaving candy canes as his calling card. His target? Thirty-something brunettes who look just like Mira. When a woman from her high school graduating class becomes his latest victim, Mira plows through a case of online dating turned deadly with Mrs. Berns at her side. Will she earn her detective stripes . . . or end up deader than the Ghost of Christmas Past?
Praise:
"Lourey pulls out all the stops in this eighth case."—Library Journal
"Lourey creates a splendid mix of humor and suspense."—Booklist
"Lourey, who keeps her secrets well, delivers a breathtaking finale."—Publishers Weekly
About the author
Jessica (Jess) Lourey has earned multiple starred reviews from Library Journal and Booklist, the latter calling her writing "a splendid mix of humor and suspense." A tenured professor of creative writing and sociology, Jess lives in Minneapolis with her family. She is the author of the critically acclaimed Murder-by-Month mysteries. You can find out more at www.JessicaLourey.com.