When sabotage threatens the Rudin Sugar Factory, Detective Jasper Hollock believes this will be his first real case. But dear Mr. Rudin—the only father Jasper has ever known—holds a different assignment for his private investigator.
“I’ve struck a deal with God, Jasper, and you’re my angel.”
Mr. Rudin charges Jasper to build a “case” of reasons for his employer to continue his life. If he fails, Mr. Rudin will end it in suicide on Christmas night.
As the incidents at the factory become life threatening, Jasper’s attempts at dissuading Mr. Rudin prove futile. Time is ticking. Jasper must solve both cases by Christmas before Mr. Rudin and the company are dragged to perdition.
“Amber Schamel’s engaging prose weaves together not one, but two edge-of-your-seat threads in this historical mystery. With the hero racing against time to solve the two cases readers will be kept guessing as they attempt to crack the case. “ ~ Laura V. Hilton author of Christmas Admirer (Whitaker House)
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Table of Contents
Dedication……………………………………………………………………….. 1
Acknowledgments…………………………………………………………. 5
Author’s Note…………………………………………………………………. 6
Chapter One……………………………………………………………………… 8
Chapter Two………………………………………………………………….. 16
Chapter Three………………………………………………………………… 24
Chapter Four…………………………………………………………………. 32
Chapter Five…………………………………………………………………… 42
Chapter Six……………………………………………………………………… 48
Chapter Seven………………………………………………………………… 62
Chapter Eight…………………………………………………………………. 77
Chapter Nine………………………………………………………………….. 88
Chapter Ten………………………………………………………………….. 102
Chapter Eleven……………………………………………………………. 113
Chapter Twelve…………………………………………………………… 127
Chapter Thirteen…………………………………………………………. 137
Chapter Fourteen……………………………………………………….. 143
Chapter Fifteen……………………………………………………………. 151
Chapter Sixteen…………………………………………………………… 162
Chapter Seventeen……………………………………………………… 172
Chapter Eighteen………………………………………………………… 180
Excerpt from The Swaddling Clothes……………………. 186