The Claus Conspiracy

It’s beginning to look a lot like murder…

Amber Winslow thought she’d left chaos behind when she traded bounty hunting for small-town life in Arizona. Between her job as a barista and recording a true-crime podcast with a lively group of retirees at Seven Ponds Retirement Community, life has finally settled into something resembling calm.

Until a battered, amnesiac teenager crashes into it—literally.

The girl knows only one thing for certain: Amber’s voice from the podcast. Clutching a Post-it note with Amber’s address, she arrives with no memory of who she is…and a dead Santa Claus in the trunk.

Determined to uncover the truth, Amber and her sharp-witted octogenarian crew begin digging—and quickly discover this is no holiday mishap. Their search uncovers a trail of rogue mall Santas, a dangerous drug operation, and secrets someone is willing to kill to protect.

As the bodies pile up and the past closes in, Amber must untangle a mystery that’s far bigger—and far more personal—than she ever imagined.

“Nothing can hold these octogenarian sleuths back when they put their minds to it, and their quick wits and quirky skills make this a delightful read from start to finish.”
— First Clue