It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Pennyfoot, but a recent spate of murders has colored the holiday more red than green...A merry hustle and bustle always heralds the holidays at the Pennyfoot - and this year is no different. Even as she prepares for the festive holiday meal, Cecily Sinclair Baxter also busies herself by helping her friend Madeline plan her impending wedding. This year, Cecily has a cracking surprise for her guests - gorgeous Christmas crackers handmade for the Pennyfoot. And once the crackers pop, instead of the usual paper hat and trinket, one lucky guest will discover a beautiful pearl brooch...But when two crackers go astray, things turn less than jolly. A mysterious fire has broken out in an upstairs room, killing the mood - and two guests. And at the bottom of it all: one of the missing Christmas crackers. Who would deliver such a murderous gift? Cecily's dead set on solving this mystery before another perilous present turns up - and Madeline's nuptials come unwound... Read Less