Is a very Volga killer toying with Liz McCall?

Liz McCall is not in a holiday mood when her boyfriend, Police Chief Ken Young, introduces her to his estranged wife. Marya, a model-pretty Russian immigrant, intends to work as a hairstylist next door to the toy shop Liz manages for her dad…until Marya’s body is found in the barber shop, a hair dryer cord around her neck.

Ken is the prime suspect, and Liz is haunted by the loud argument she overheard between Marya and Ken the night before. Was Marya going to cut into a competing hair styling business? And who is the bumbling private investigator hanging around town?

All eyes are on Liz, including those of an odd matryoshka doll that seems to move of its own accord, to unravel this riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.

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“A vintage toyshop set in a winter wonderland with friends we wish we had makes for a fun and heartfelt read beginning to end.”—Duffy Brown

“The fascinating world of vintage toys offers a unique backdrop for a smart and savvy protagonist to solve a complex mystery.”—Kate Carlisle

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