Last Holliday

Christmas in Turtle Key is twinkling lights, tropical nights, and just enough murder to keep things interesting.

The boats are decorated. The palm trees are wrapped in lights. Thousands are preparing to crowd the marina for Turtle Key's beloved Christmas Light-Boat Parade. And former homicide detective Ellis Kane is looking forward to a quiet Christmas.

Then Turtle Key's unofficial queen of Christmas, Portia Holliday, is found dead aboard her yacht—hanging from the flybridge in a tangle of Christmas lights.

In the wake of Portia's murder, her personal assistant, Colette Cartwright, disappears without a trace. So does $300,000 from the Holliday Foundation.

To everyone else, the story seems obvious.

Colette killed her boss, stole the money, and ran.

But when Colette's worried brother hires Kane to find her, Kane starts pulling at the loose threads and discovers a story that doesn't add up. As the case against Colette begins to unravel, Kane realizes someone didn't just commit a murder. They built a story around it—and they'll do whatever it takes to make sure everyone believes it.

Even if that means killing again. 

Because in Turtle Key, even the holidays can be murder.