It's December 1976, and the holidays just turned deadly in Poe Lakes, Florida. John Adler, owner of First Lakes Bank, is a man who seems to have everything: a beautiful wife, plenty of money, and more enemies than you can shake a stick at. When the banker is found bludgeoned to death with a cast-iron nutcracker at the Jingle and Jubilee Christmas Gala, local P.I. Jason Jenson joins forces with Sheriff Sonny Martin to investigate the first murder in Poe Lakes since 1927. As the suspect list grows and evidence raises questions about Adler's financial dealings, Jason's sister Jillian proves invaluable. Her bookkeeping skills uncover a devastating pattern of embezzlement and financial manipulation hidden in ledgers and fraudulent property appraisals. But with half the town having motive, can they discover the killer before the holidays are over? A cozy Christmas mystery with a deadly twist-perfect for fans of small-town sleuths and 1970s nostalgia.