The Snow Lies Deep
by Paula Munier
ISBN-13: 9781250389985
Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Released: December 2, 2025
Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.
Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
Mercy and Troy are looking forward to baby Felicity’s first holiday season, and they’re determined to make it a Christmas to remember. At Northshire’s annual Solstice Soirée, Mercy's waiting in line for Felicity to sit on Santa Claus’s lap when Santa gets a phone call and disappears into the woods. By the time Elvis and Mercy find him, Santa Claus is lying on his back, dead, with a yule log burning on his chest. This strange murder is the first of a series of similar Solstice-themed killings. Mercy and Troy and the dogs must team up with Thrasher and Harrington to capture The Yuletide Killer before he strikes again.
My Review:
The Snow Lies Deep is a mystery/suspense novel. It's the 7th book in a series. You don't need to read the previous novels to understand this one, though it always helps one understand all the established relationships.
The characters were engaging, complex, and acted in realistic ways. Mercy just wanted to focus on her baby daughter's first Christmas, but the victim was someone close to her family and the assassin kept killing off people (which also disrupted the festivities). Mercy (helped by her talented service dog) tracked down clues, asked good questions, and pieced together what was going on. All while also going to Christmas events and trying to merge the Christmas traditions of her and her husband's families while making new traditions of their own.
There were only a few uses of bad language. There were no sex scenes. Overall, I'd recommend this novel to people who enjoy canine mysteries.
If you've read this book, what do you think about it? I'd be honored if you wrote your own opinion of the book in the comments.
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