Phoenix has high hopes for a picture-perfect holiday season as she decks the halls and plans a surprise party for her best friend. She’s even organized a snow sculpting showdown to raise her town’s profile and attract merrymakers to her B&B.

Everything’s on track for a festive December … until a local school principal meets an icy end.

Now the town’s biggest attraction has become its greatest liability, and Phoenix’s holiday hustle turns into a blizzard of trouble. Knee-deep in clues, she needs to thaw out her sleuthing skills before the killer melts away—and she needs to remember that Christmas magic lies in warm friendships, not perfect plans.