St. Jude Mystery

In the quiet village of St. John's Creek, the annual church Christmas party is the social event of the year. But the holiday spirit is shattered when a local woman collapses, dead from a single poisoned glass of wassail. For Dr. Nathaniel Sterling, the town's pastor with a Ph.D. in Psychology, the tragedy is more than a spiritual crisis—it is a puzzle that only a student of the human mind can solve.While a blizzard seals the Maine border town off from the world, Nathaniel and his sharp-witted fiancée, Isolde Vance, must navigate a labyrinth of small-town secrets. With the county sheriff looking on, Nathaniel uses his expertise in behavioral patterns to sift through a crowd of suspects, from a cold pharmaceutical chemist to a bitter local mechanic.Was the victim the intended target, or did she sip a drink meant for the town's wealthiest benefactor? As the clues point toward a decades-old secret buried along the riverbanks, Nathaniel realizes the killer is still among them, hidden behind a mask of neighborly cheer. In a race against time and the elements, he must use every ounce of his psychological training to find the culprit before the song of the season ends in another funeral. Faith and science collide in this gripping winter mystery where every neighbor is a suspect.