
Wreck the Halls
The Worst Detective Ever, Book 9
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Patricia Santomasso
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Christy Barritt
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Deck the halls with boughs of...danger.
Joey Darling and her friend Starla McKnight are all set to host a new TV Christmas light special. But before filming even begins, things go awry. Legs—with a human body attached—are sticking out of the family’s chimney, wrecking the feel-good holiday show.
Things turn even more perilous when they discover their victim is a felon recently released from prison. Joey tries to stay out of the investigation, but she’s as curious as a kid on Christmas morning. As more facts emerge, the mystery of what happened up on the housetop continues to grow.
Joey’s fiancé, Detective Jackson Sullivan, is on the case. But someone else is determined to wreck Joey’s Christmas special...and they just might succeed.
Other books in the Worst Detective Ever series:
Ready to Fumble
Reigns of Error
Safety in Blunders
Join the Flub
Blooper Freak
Flaw-Abiding Citizen
Gaffe Out Loud
Joke and Dagger
Wreck the Halls
Glitch and Famous (coming soon)
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- Debby
- 10-06-23
Terrific series!
These Worst Detectives books are absolutely awesome! The stories are so well done and the narration is so good! They are my new favorites. I saw on the cover of one that it’s being made into a tv show. I am very excited about that and eager for it to come out!
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- sean eldredge
- 08-16-23
Love these stories so much!
I laugh, I swoon, and I get the perfect distraction. This is my new favorite author!
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