Holiday Grind is the eighth mystery novel in The Coffeehouse Mysteries series by Cleo Coyle.
Clare fell in love with Alfred Glockner, a really funny and part-time philanthropic Santa who used her coffee shop as a place to warm up his gloves. She finds him shot down in a nearby alley, a few subtle clues convincing her that Alfred’s death is something more than the tragic result of a random robbery, regardless of the outcome. police comment.
Clare’s boyfriend, NYPD detective Mike Quinn, is distracted by a chilling case of his own, and her ex-husband, Matt, is “investigating” the lingerie catalog for this year’s holiday. walks up alone and discovers this Santa has a list he’s double-checking – and the people on it aren’t very good.
Between baking delicious Christmas treats and resisting the attention of a persistent professional elf, Clare sets out to solve St. Nick. She should be more careful, because if she doesn’t stop this stone-cold killer. She will probably get the biggest chill of her life.
