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

“What’s going on?” said a young man, maybe about twenty years old. He was Hmong, a little out of place in Mount Angus, probably a tourist passing through. Dom waved him back.


“I need you to stand back right now,” he said, and was met with a cool stare.


“I’m in med school. I heard your window break. Is there anything I can do?”


Dom was only too happy to let him by and follow him back to where Kiko was trying to pull his phone out and calm Chad all at once. There didn’t look to be enough blood for Chad to be in real danger, but the med student rushed over and immediately crouched to him.


“Chad?” he asked, and Dom glanced at Kiko, who had abandoned calling anyone to stare. “Are you cut?”


“Your head is bleeding. Let me look.”


Gentle hands pried Chad’s away to reveal his injury and Dom moved to help Kiko get to his feet. He was very confused about what was going on and rapidly getting annoyingly cold.


Chapter 52