With the horrors of Halloween behind them, Kiko and Dom turn their puzzle solving skills to surviving the holiday season. Dom hasn't had a proper Christmas in years, and Kiko's sister visiting makes him feel almost like family -- until his brother, Devin, decides to show up and throw his disapproval into the mix.<br><br>Just when it seems like they have enough to deal with at home, local artist Cat asks them to solve her vandalism problem. Still shaken from their last mystery, Kiko and Dom only agree to help her due to the lack of murder.<br><br>But when the property damage escalates and Kiko begins receiving threatening letters, this harmless little problem turns deadlier than anyone thought. And if they can't get to the bottom of the family drama fast enough, Kiko might never be home for the holidays again.

Egg the Halls

“So where’s this place?” asked Dom. The only place he really knew out in Catsville was B and B’s, a restaurant and bar with two mascot donkeys named Bob and Bab. Kiko turned them down the main road through Catsville and into the lot of an old church. Instead of a sign with Bible verse and worship times outside the place, there was one sporting the names of both of Cat’s businesses: Cats N Canvas, and Cat’s Ceramics with an arrow pointing to the back.


“It’s an old church,” said Kiko. “Art for display and sale is in the main area where the pews used to be. Cat said she’d meet us there.”


“Right,” said Dom, and shoved his hands into his pockets against the cold as they trudged through the muddy snow up to the door. Cat pulled it open for them, appearing in the doorway with a gust of warm air.


“Thanks for stopping over,” she said, then sighed. “Here, have a look.”


Chapter 11