Holly Miller is home in Wagtail for the holidays! Inspired by her German heritage, Holly's grandmother, Oma, has arranged for the town to have a Christkindl Market with adorable booths selling goodies, decorations, and visitors to come from out of town to enjoy the market and howliday festivities. But Holly's Christmas joy is nearly stolen when she learns that her old flame and childhood friend Holmes Richardson has brought his fiance home for the holidays, and they'll be staying at the Sugar Maple Inn! Only, a love triangle is the last thing on Holly's mind after her nose for trouble leads to the corpse of a beloved, pet-clothing business tycoon. It's up to Holly and her dedicated detectives--Trixie the Jack Russell and Twinkletoes the cat--to snoop for the killer. Santa Claws is coming to town and checking his list for a murderer-as the New York Times bestselling Paws & Claws Mysteries continue... Inn owner Holly Miller finds it ruff staying cheerful over the holidays when the dead body of a beloved businessman turns up in the pet-friendly town of Wagtail, Virginia. Inspired by her German heritage, Holly's grandmother has arranged for Wagtail to have a Christkindl Market packed with goodies and decorations for the howliday tourists. But Holly's mood takes an unseasonable turn when she learns that her old flame and childhood friend Holmes Richardson has brought his fiancee home-and she'll be staying at the Sugar Maple Inn... A love triangle becomes the last thing on Holly's mind when her Jack Russell Trixie's nose for trouble leads her to the corpse of a pet clothing tycoon. Now Holly and her dedicated detectives-Trixie and Twinkletoes the cat-must sniff out the killer to keep Christmas from going to the dogs... Delicious recipes for owners and pets included!