A Cold Christmas - Susan Wren, Bk 5 Author:Charlene Weir Caley James has three children, no money, a derelict house, an irresponsible ex-husband, and the flu. Not only that, but it's Christmas. When the furnace dies during Hampstead, Kansas' longest cold spell ever she thinks things can't get any worse, but then her youngest child finds the repairman's body in the basement. — The case f... more »alls to Chief of Police Susan Wren whose officers are dropping like flies with the omnipresent flu. As Susan investigates, she learns that the victim, Tim Holiday, had only been in town for three months and no one knew much about him. Susan feels that the killer wanted him unrecognizable and then discovers that the victim also wanted to keep his identity a secret. Just who was Tim Holiday and why was he killed in Caley's basement?
The story rises to a dramatic climax when Caley's oldest son Zack stumbles across his father giving a package to another man and becomes determined to uncover the truth.
Despite the freezing temperatures, A Cold Christmas is a warm, engaging mystery full of twists and turns that will keep you guessing until the very end.« less