Lowcountry Boughs of Holly by Susan M. Boyer

Liz and Nate already unwrapped quite a few family secrets while searching for the Bounetheau's missing granddaughter last year-enough to make them swear to steer forever clear of the entire clan. Bounetheau, patriarch of one of Charleston's wealthiest families. Did Old Saint Nick have too much eggnog at the boat parade? No indeedy-Santa's been shot. On a morning beach run, Liz spots a wooden rowboat run aground with Santa inside. Liz's nerves are shot, and she hasn't even decked a single hall. Meanwhile, Nate, Liz's husband and partner is spending money as he prints it in the attic on a mysterious family Christmas celebration. She hasn't seen her best friend, Colleen, in weeks and fears, she may never see her again in this life. She lives in Greenville, SC, with her husband and an inordinate number of houseplants.It's the most wonderful time of the year, but Private Investigator Liz Talbot is struggling to feel festive. You'll find all of the above in her novels. Susan loves beaches, Southern food, and small towns where everyone knows everyone, and everyone has crazy relatives. The third in the series, Lowcountry Boneyard, was a Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) Okra Pick, a Daphne du Maurier Award finalist, and short-listed for the Pat Conroy Beach Music Mystery Prize. Her debut novel, Lowcountry Boil, won the Agatha Award for Best First Novel, the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense, and garnered several other award nominations, including the Macavity. Boyer is the author of the USA Today bestselling Liz Talbot mystery series.

If you like one, you'll probably like them all. Boyer's latest Southern charmer, Lowcountry Boughs of Holly. Spend Christmas in the Lowcountry with the Talbot family and their friends in Susan M. With no shortage of suspects, Liz and Nate dash to find a killer who may be working his or her way down a naughty list. Bounetheau's body is found in Stella Maris, and Liz and Nate are the police chief's on-call detectives, they're on the case.

It's the most wonderful time of the year, but Private Investigator Liz Talbot is struggling to feel festive.

Lowcountry Boughs of Holly by Susan M. Boyer