At the Great New York Cookie Swap‚ pastry chefs bake their very best for charity. And Village Blend coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi’s Fa-la-la-la Lattes make the gathering even merrier. But high spirits come crashing down when Clare discovers the body of a baker’s assistant. Police suspect a serial attacker whose escalating crimes have become known as “The Christmas Stalkings.” But Clare’s boyfriend‚ NYPD detective Mike Quinn‚ believes otherwise.