Book a room at the Pennyfoot Hotel this holiday season for a charming mystery that combines the feel of an Agatha Christie whodunit with a taste of Upstairs Downstairs (Cozy Library). A merry hustle and bustle heralds the holidays at the Pennyfoot--and this year is doubly busy. Even as Cecily Sinclair Baxter prepares for the holidays she s also helping her friend Madeline plan her impending wedding. This year Cecily has a cracking holiday surprise for her guests--gorgeous Christmas crackers handmade for the Pennyfoot. And once the crackers pop one lucky guest will discover a beautiful pearl brooch. But things soon turn less than jolly. A mysterious fire breaks out in an upstairs room killing the mood--and two guests. And at the bottom of it all: a missing Christmas cracker. Who would deliver such a murderous gift? Cecily s dead-set on solving this mystery before another deadly present turns up and Madeline s nuptials come unwound...