Hit Mom Grace Adair returns to court to help her lawyer husband Michael defend Sherri Romano, the widow and accused killer of Nicky the Used Car Czar. When Michael introduces Grace to their new client, Sherri, and her purse dog, Precious, Grace is less than thrilled to be working with a "Karen at volume eleven." But that bad feeling immediately gets worse when Grace recognizes the name of Sherri’s first husband…because Grace killed him. In Hound of the Bonnevilles , Grace must now defend an alleged black widow in the midst of the busy holiday season, dealing with shopping, celebrations, and Scotchie the Giant Dog’s annual war with inflatable snowmen and grinches—not to mention a background check on her handler Madge’s fiancé, who turns out to have a few secrets of his own. With all this holiday madness, will Grace be able to prove Sherri’s innocence, when even she herself has doubts? “ Hound of the Bonnevilles checks every box for cozy mystery fans, and it does so in ways that will appeal to readers beyond that genre. With wit, and charm, and a twisty plot that delivers a most satisfying ending, it’s a 2025 must-read.” —Lori Robbins, award-winning author of the On Pointe and Master Class mystery series “Grace the ‘Hit Mom’ is back for more adventures in this fast-paced, holiday mystery where no Grinch blowup is safe.” —Heather Weidner, author of the Pearly Girls Mysteries “[Nikki Knight] is really one of the best cozy writers at work at the moment.” —Robin Agnew, Aunt Agatha’s Nikki Knight is an Author/Anchor/Mom…not in that order. An award-winning weekend anchor at New York City’s 1010 WINS Radio, she writes short stories and novels, including the Grace "the Hit Mom" Mysteries and the Vermont Radio Mystery series. Her stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Mystery Magazine, Black Cat Weekly, online, and in anthologies, and been short-listed for Derringer and Black Orchid Novella Awards. As Kathleen Marple Kalb, she writes the Ella Shane and Old Stuff mysteries for Level Best Books. She’s a Co-VP of the New York/Tri-State Sisters in Crime Chapter and a past VP of the Short Mystery Fiction Society. She, her husband, and their son live in a Connecticut house owned by their cat.