Dead Hot Shot — Victoria Houston

Thanksgiving morning in Loon Lake, Wisconsin, is interrupted by the discovery of wealthy resident Nolan Reece, found floating by her dock just hours after a posh engagement party for her daughter. Chief of police Lewellyn Ferris, shorthanded without a coroner, deputizes retired dentist and close companion Paul Osborne to assist with cause of death -- accident, suicide...or murder? Judging from the lack of grief displayed by the family, and signs of a struggle, Lew and Doc suspect the latter.

But the holiday isn't over before more tragedy strikes -- a fatal shooting at the local general store. And, whether it's coincidence or something deeper, a case of credit-card theft is tied to the small Wisconsin town. As Lew and Doc work to make sense of the sudden death and strange doings, the tragic yet inevitable turn of events takes them both by surprise.