Autumn gone off to sleepAnd winter her secrets no more keep **Twelve days of Christmas. Twelve days of fear.**For Nan Fitzgerald, the season begins with the promise of new love. First love. And then the monster shows up. Krampus. An old monster, a beast of fable and distant memory.As Krampus' shadow falls long on the village and their neighbors and friends seek to root out the monster, she and her brother William find their family the focus of local scrutiny - and suspicion. In a race against time to protect the women they love and the village they've always called home, they must learn the killer's true identity.Before Krampus destroys everything - their home, their village, and their chances for happily ever after.