Twas the Bite Before Christmas

Yearning for a quiet night in front of the fire with his canine companions and his girlfriend, state medical examiner, Dr. Jamie Cutter, ex-cop and Maine kennel owner Jack Field finds his peace interrupted by the murder of a young housemaid at the Bright mansion just before the Christmas holidays, a case that brings him face to face with poisonous eggnog, a kidnapped puppy, a vengeful Russian mob boss, and other perils. Original.