A murder and a missing husband make for a humdrum Christmas for Cecily Sinclair Baxter in this Pennyfoot Hotel mystery. While preparing the Pennyfoot Hotel for Christmas, Cecily Sinclair Baxter sends her husband and stable manager into the woods for some fresh boughs of holly. When their horse drawn carriage returns unmanned, it bears the holly--and the unwanted gift of a dead body.
Now Cecily is determined to solve the mystery and find her missing husband. After all, it's a season of celebrating with friends and family, and Cecily means to reunite hers--even if a killer leads her in a merry measure...