A poisoned plum pudding. A mutilated snowman. Christmas has gone disastrously wrong in Compton Poppleford. Elderly sleuths Churchill and Pemberley are enjoying Christmas dinner with friends when a guest is fatally poisoned. Who's responsible for the deadly dose? And why did they ruin the festive fun? Churchill and Pemberley use their knowledge of the guests to investigate, but there's another demand on their time. A Christmas killjoy is carrying out barbaric attacks on snowmen. Where will they strike next? As secrets are uncovered and snowy footprints are followed, the detective duo find themselves in one dead end after another. And as the snowman smasher escalates, there's a risk that Christmas will be ruined for the entire village... Churchill and Pemberley face the ultimate test - could a trusted friend actually be a killer?