A New York Times Bestselling Author -- An Agatha Award-winning AuthorAn Anthony Award NomineeAs Christmas approaches, Laura Fleming plans to curl up in her Boston apartment with her English professor husband, Richard, to await the birth of their first child. But when her cousin asks Richard to direct A Christmas Carol, Laura heads back home to unpleasant surprises. First, mild-mannered Richard is transformed into a backstage tyrant. Then Seth, the play"s Scrooge, is a washout as an actor. And the worst surprise of all: Seth is brutally murdered.