Christmas is just weeks away, but what Jacobia Jake Tiptree discovers at Faye Anne Carmody s house is far from festive: a dazed Faye Anne covered with blood. Her no-good husband, Merle Eastport s butcher and least-liked citizen is nowhere in sight. Nowhere, that is, until Jake finds his body wrapped in his own butcher paper. It looks like an open-and-shut case, but Jake isn t convinced. Then another resident turns up dead, and Jake knows the trail doesn t begin or end with Merle. Jake had planned to spend the winter rehabilitating her old house, but now she ll have to work on nailing a killer before her beloved town gets even smaller."
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Christmas is just weeks away, but what Jacobia Jake Tiptree discovers at Faye Anne Carmody s house is far from festive: a dazed Faye Anne covered with blood. Her no-good husband, Merle Eastport s butcher and least-liked citizen is nowhere in sight. Nowhere, that is, until Jake finds his body wrapped in his own butcher paper. It looks like an open-and-shut case, but Jake isn t convinced. Then another resident turns up dead, and Jake knows the trail doesn t begin or end with Merle. Jake had planned to spend the winter rehabilitating her old house, but now she ll have to work on nailing a killer before her beloved town gets even smaller."