Seasonable doubt : a Cass Leary legal thriller
(Book)

""It's the week before Christmas and Santa is on the trial for attempted murder...Known to locals as the "Christmas Guy" Nick Whittaker has delighted his neighbors with an elaborate holiday light show and his uncanny resemblance to Santa Claus. In his tiny Northern Michigan town of Helene, Nick's the last person anyone would have suspected in the brutal beating of a local politician. But when the bloodied murder weapon turns up in his trash and surveillance video puts him at the crime scene, Nick finds himself on trial for his freedom. Defense attorney Cass Leary has a soft spot for lost causes. When she crosses paths with Nick Whittaker on a trip up north, she realizes she's his one shot at a fair trial. As a blizzard barrels down on Helene, Cass quickly learns the evidence against Nick may not be what it seems. Both he and the victim had enemies and secrets that could bury them and a courtroom bombshell throws everything into chaos. In the dead of winter, Cass Leary fights for justice in a town where even Christmas can't thaw the icy grip of suspicion."--,back cover.