When Christmas Comes

When Christmas Comes (Cameron Winter) by Andrew Klavan

Because Klavan said that this is his favorite character, I decided to read this story.

It's a good, engaging read. There is an inexplicable murder of a very nice librarian by her heroic Ranger fiance. The fiance has confessed and going to be sentenced. It is an open and shut case.

Cameron Winter is called in by a desperate defense attorney to find some basis for exonerating the killer, who is a very honorable person who seems to have acted entirely out of character. Winter is a former spook and has a knack of pulling at the right thread to get an answer.

The story is a mystery that honestly provides the clues that set up the answer. I didn't get the correct answer. I had the right basic idea but was entirely on the wrong track. I liked the Winter character and will follow him in other stories.