It's Christmastime on Sanibel and everyone is looking forward to the annual holiday lighting at the San Ybel Resort. But could this venerable tradition and the hotel itself be in peril? At least one person seems to think so-and takes action to prevent the beloved resort from falling into the wrong hands. Assigned to cover the story, reporter Guinivere Jones finds more than she bargained for as she hunts for the truth and a potential killer.

The ninth book in the Sanibel Island Mystery series, The Crisis Before Christmas is full of twists and turns and holiday surprises that will keep readers guessing who's been naughty and who's really nice until the very end.