A Taste of Yuletide Vengeance — Gilbert M. Stack

When Mitch Pembroke took the train to Bayonne to visit his friend, Kit Moran, over Christmas, he was only trying to get away from his domineering parents and their never-ending plans to end his bachelor ways. A little snow, a few carols and maybe a little harmless flirting with Kit's sisters promised a pleasant change in atmosphere from the tense matchmaking of the Pembroke household. But the light-hearted visit takes a nasty turn when neighbors find Kit's mother lying beaten and bloody on the sidewalk. With Mrs. Moran unconscious and Kit seeing red, it's up to Mitch to help his friend secure a taste of yuletide vengeance.