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

He blinked, stood to shake Dr. Fischer’s hand. Kiko smiled, tried not to look as distracted as he was. It was the time of year for it, at any rate. He’d have a lot of packages to ship, and he still hadn’t figured out what he was getting anyone for Christmas, including Dom or his brother.


“Hello, Tess,” he said, then took hold of Mother as she moved to grab up clipboard and pen and palpate the goose. The bird wriggled but she managed to make the examination without much trouble.


“Anything unusual with Mother?” she asked as she listened to the goose’s heart. “Eating, activity, behavior all normal?”


“Well, he got his beak in a loaf of bread the other night, but other than that…”


Tess smiled and wrote something down on her clipboard.


“Misbehaving a bit, are we?” she asked Mother, who only stared at her with his liquid eyes. “Acting up much?”


Chapter 14