In this short story the Nichols family that finds their stingy Uncle Albert, who's been mooching off of the family for years, is actually quite wealthy. Naturally they aren't at all that happy about it and decide that Uncle Albert has overstayed his worldly welcome. What to do? They plot to get rid of him—and just in time for Christmas. It's a jolly holiday all right.

Lorraine Bartlett is the New York Times bestselling author of the Victoria Square Mysteries. (A Crafty Killing, The Walled Flower, One Hot Murder and the companion book, Recipes to Die For: A Victoria Square Cookbook.)