Krampus Confidential

It's almost Christmas, but the nights in Tinseltown are anything but silent.
Someone is targeting elves, and Ruprecht, a 12-year-old krampus and wannabe gumshoe, has found himself at the top of the Tinseltown Police Department's naughty list. With the help of his best friend and fellow detective, a ghost named Marley, Ruprecht must clear his name by traversing the underbelly of this festive but gritty metropolis. This quick-witted middle-grade chapter book uniquely melds 20th Century hardboiled detective novels like Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon with characters, creatures and stories across the European winter folklore landscape.