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

“I’ve been thinking I’m all wrong about Ben,” she said. “Cat got what I was doing—she didn’t really like it, but she understood it. It’s all over Ben’s head. He likes that it makes people uncomfortable and that’s it. He doesn’t really getmy work.”


“That’s unfortunate,” said Kiko. Sasha made a noise of disgust.


“Unfortunate? It’s ruining everything. Usually I can sell two or three paintings this time of year at Cat’s—Ben promised better than that. Less than a week from Christmas and the only thing I sold was a painting that got picked up beforeI even switched to Ben’s.”


“It’s possible it’s because Angus Arts is so new…” began Kiko, but Sasha shook her head.


Chapter 46