Welcome back to Pine Pitch Haven, where Christmas cheer, small-town gossip, and suspicious cocoa are a dangerous combination.

Sarah Boose hoped this holiday season would be peaceful. The retirement community's annual Christmas Craft Fair is supposed to bring residents together with wreath contests, holiday painting, cookie swaps, ugly sweaters, and enough hot cocoa to survive a northern Maine winter.

But when wealthy newcomer Theodore Vane suddenly collapses dead during the community tree-lighting ceremony, holiday festivities turn into a murder investigation overnight.

Sarah quickly realizes Theodore made enemies almost everywhere he went. Hidden business deals, old financial betrayals, inheritance disputes, and decades-old resentment begin surfacing beneath Pine Pitch Haven's festive decorations. As rumors spread through the snow-covered community, Sarah and her eccentric paint-and-sip regulars work to uncover who poisoned the cocoa?and who the killer actually intended to target.

With the sheriff struggling to untangle the growing list of suspects, Sarah must navigate dangerous secrets, emotional wounds, and holiday chaos before another tragedy strikes.

Perfect for fans of cozy mysteries filled with quirky senior sleuths, small-town charm, snowy atmospheres, and heartwarming humor, Sarah Boose and the Death by Christmas Cocoa delivers a festive mystery packed with laughter, warmth, and plenty of Pine Pitch Haven chaos.