When a guest is found dead by Melanie's dog during the grand opening of the Merry Ghost Inn, Melanie, her grandmother Liza, and their resident ghost work to find the killer and save their reputation.

"This holiday season at the Pennyfoot, the head count is down-but the body count is up. With one of her housemaids leaving to get married, Cecily Sinclair Baxter wants nothing more for Christmas than some good help. Instead of visions of sugar plums, she's calling the plumber to deal with flooded bathrooms. Then there's the surly new janitor, who acts like he got coal in his stocking. But as Cecily scrambles to hire and train new staff in time for...