"The O'Sullivan clan of County Cork, Ireland, are back to investigate another case of murder - this time at Christmas! Garda Siobhan O'Sullivan's holiday plans hit a sour note when murder rearranges the yuletide carols into unexpected eulogies... This December in Kilbane, if you're planning to warm up with a cuppa tea at Naomi's Bistro, you may have a bit of a wait - the entire O'Sullivan brood has gone off to West Cork to spend the holidays with...

Stu has always loved living near a zoo and pretending to conduct the "music" of the animals there, so when he learns that Mr. Wolfe is trying to shut the place down, Stu hatches a plan to save his animal friends' home.

When their maestro is kidnapped, an orchestra hires Jack LeVine to find him Jack LeVine has been in a vicious funk since his father died in 1948. But after more than a year sulking in his apartment, joylessly listening to ball games, news reports, and classical music programs on the radio, the private detective has gone back to work in his freshly renovated office. His depression has passed, but those months glued to the radio are about to come in...