A Stillness in Bethlehem (The Gregor Demarkian Holiday Mysteries: Bk. 7)

By: Jane Haddam

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Synopsis: A Christmas controversy turns deadly for a tiny New England village in a mystery that offers &“a sharp perspective on the nasty smugness of small towns&” (The New York Times). Bethlehem, Vermont, is a sleepy little town, distinguished from the neighboring hamlets by its Christmas pageant. The holiday spectacular dates back generations; as the village&’s only tourist attraction, it brings in much of the money that keeps Bethlehem afloat. The festivities are held on publicly owned land, which might be a slight violation of the separation of church and state, but no one has ever complained until Tish Verek comes to town. Verek is a true-crime writer from New York, and not long after she kicks up a fuss about the pageant, she&’s shot dead in an apparent hunting accident. Anyone in Bethlehem could have fired the fatal bullet, and it&’s up to ex–FBI investigator Gregor Demarkian to decide which Christmas-obsessed villager is really a grinch in disguise.