Unfortunately Mother Nature has a surprise for the Charmers - snow and ice. That doesn't dampen Everly's spirits at her Sun, Sand and Tea Cafe, until her Great-Aunt Fran makes her mayoral bid announcement. No one is really surprised by it, but as she is making her announcement, Mayor Dunfree preempts her announcement by making his own.
He has decided to run again and with a co-mayor Mary Grace Chatsworth, Everly's hated enemy. Everyone is aghast at Mayor Dunfree's announcement and his lack of manners in his timing, but no one expects much from him.
A little while later, he is dead in the snow behind the shop with Great-Aunt Fran standing over him with a bloody gnome in her hands. Everly is positive her Great-Aunt didn't kill the mayor, but the mayor's wife wants Detective Grady Hays to arrest Fran. As much as Hays warns Everly to stay out of the investigation, she cannot let her Great Aunt wind up in jail at Christmas.
Everly's investigation leads her to a long-ago hiking death, many more shattered gnomes and someone with huge anger issues.
Another terrific addition to this charming series.
Disclosure: I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley
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