Santa, Snowflakes, & Strychnine

Published by Secret Staircase Books, an imprint of

Columbine Publishing Group, LLC

PO Box 416, Angel Fire, NM 87710

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by an information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher.

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Although the author and publisher have made every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of information contained in this book we assume no responsibility for errors, inaccuracies, omissions, or any inconsistency herein. Any slights of people, places or organizations are unintentional.

Book layout and design by Secret Staircase Books

Cover images © Deeboldrick, Pablo Caridad, Marcel Pelz, Romolo Tavani, Brita Seifert

First trade paperback edition: October, 2022

First e-book edition: October, 2022

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Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Seifert, Mary

Santa, Snowflakes, & Strychnine / by Mary Seifert.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-1649141088 (paperback)

ISBN 978-1649141095 (e-book)

1. Katie Wilk (Fictitious character). 2. Minnesota—Fiction. 3. Amateur sleuths—Fiction. 4. Women sleuths—Fiction. 5. Dogs in fiction. 6. Christmas fiction. I. Title

Katie & Maverick Cozy Mystery Series : Book 4.

Siefert, Mary, Katie & Maverick cozy mysteries.

BISAC : FICTION / Mystery & Detective.

813/.54