Abigail Summers, dressmaker in life, brilliant sleuth in death, is at Mayor Crimble’s Christmas disco when local politician, Edward Beaumont is murdered under the mistletoe.
With the help of psychic medium, Hayley, and her police constable husband, they realise a mysterious wreath has all the clues they need.
Another case emerges after an anonymous letter is sent to the police warning of a centuries-old curse, and Lady Florence Ethelridge asks for Hayley’s help. The curse predicts that there will be three deaths at Hawthorne Manor before the clock strikes twelve on New Year’s Eve.
Hayley and the spiritual sleuths have to find the killer before the firework display goes off with more than a bang. But can they solve the case in time?
The eighth book in Ann Parker’s Abigail Summers Cozy Mysteries, THE DEADLY CHRISTMAS WREATH weaves together suspense, humour and a touch of the paranormal.
