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Nantucket Police Chief Meredith Folger is acutely conscious of the stress COVID19 has placed on the community she loves Although the island has proved a refuge for many during the pandemic the cost to Nantucket has been high

Merry hopes that the Christmas Stroll one of Nantuckets favorite traditions in which Main Street is transformed into a winter wonderland will lift the islands spirits But the arrival of a largescale TV production and the Secretary of State and her family complicates matters significantly

The TV shoot is plagued with problems from within as a shady powerhungry producer clashes with strongwilled actors Across Nantucket the Secretarys troubled stepson keeps shaking off his security detail to visit a dilapidated house near conservation land where an intriguing recluse guards secrets of her own

With all parties overly conscious of spending too much time in the public eye and secrets swirling around both camps it is difficult to parse what behavior is suspicious or notuntil the bodies turn up

Now its up to Merry and Detective Howie Seitz to find a connection between two seemingly unrelated murders and catch the killer But when everyone has a motive and half of the suspects are politicians and actors how can Merry and Howie tell fact from fiction

This latest installment in critically acclaimed author Francine Mathewss Merry Folger series is an immersive escape to festive Nantucket a poignant explorationof grief as a result of parental absence and a delicious new mystery to keep you guessing