9'Tis the season for trimming the tree, caroling, baking cookies, and curling up by the Yuletide waiting for Santa to drop down the chimney. But in this festive collection of holiday whodunits, murder is also paying a visit.

Candy Cane Murder by Joanne Fluke

When a trail of candy canes leads to a corpse outfitted in a Santa suit on a snowy bank, Hannah Swensen sets out to discover who killed Kris Kringle.

The Dangers of Candy Canes by Laura Levine

A wealthy suburbanite takes a lethal tumble off his roof while installing a giant candy cane. Now it's up to Jaine Austen to sift through a long list of scheming neighbors with dirty secrets in their stockings to expose a murderer.

Candy Canes of Christmas Past by Leslie Meier

Lucy Stone must learn the mystery of a glass candy cane that was found smashed to bits by a corpse's body to unlock the doors of Christmas past--and find a killer who got away with murder.

Whether a gift for yourself or that special someone on your list, there's no better way to spend the holidays than with these tantalizing mysteries of murder.

Includes more than 10 luscious holiday recipes!

Like a box of holiday chocolates, this recipe-studded assortment gives all readers a crack at their favorites. --Kirkus Reviews

Entertaining . . . a sweet holiday treat for mystery lovers. --Publishers Weekly

Delicious . . . will have your mouth watering. --Romantic Times