Five days before Halloween, a chilling murder rocks the holiday section of a Walmart, setting off a harrowing investigation led by Detective Sam Cross. The killer proves meticulous, leaving no trace, and the case quickly goes cold. Just days before Thanksgiving, a second victim is discovered in a grocery store's holiday section, hinting at the work of a particularly diabolical serial killer quickly dubbed "The Holiday Killer." Panic ensues as more bodies surface on subsequent holidays, fracturing Detective Cross's own family. Teaming up with his new partner Alisha Palmetto, together they confront a taunting psychopath, personal doubts, and mounting pressure to stop the bloodshed before every holiday is tainted. Before long, Detective Sam Cross faces his greatest test yet as the Holiday Killer takes aim at his family and then threatens to disappear forever. The Holiday Killer continues to follow the investigative career of Oklahoma City's finest, Detective Sam Cross, from Book 1, The Missing, bringing back such popular characters as Tiffany Gunn and Police Captain Durant, while introducing exciting new characters along with bone-chilling suspense as author Stephen Zimmerman digs deep into the twisted psyche of a creative yet ruthless serial killer intent on marring every Holiday will murder.