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'''Christmas Spirit''' (working title) is a story in the [[:category:Melisende Dulac Series| Melisende Dulac Series]].

==Publication==
"Christmas Spirit" is a [[:Category:Works-in-Progress|work-in-progress]].

==General Information==
When a young mother is accused of drowning her child on Christmas Eve, a surprise discovery during the body transport forces apprentice mortician Melisende Dulac to confront her own ghosts of Christmas past—and help bring the perpetrator to justice.

"Christmas Spirit" is preceded by the novella "[[Waldo's Gold]]" and followed by the novella "[[The Sheepshooter's Funeral]]."

* [[Melisende Dulac Chronology]]

"Christmas Spirit" takes place from the evening of 24 December 2017 through the early morning hours of 25 December 2017.

==Major Characters==
* [[Melisende Dulac]]
* [[Watt Brum]]
* [[Felix Cereza]]
* Sheriff [[Hayward Turnbull]]
* [[Bonita Cereza]]
* [[Otis Crandall]]
* [[Joel Kirsch]]

==Points of Interest==
* [[Barlow Festival of Lights]]
* [[Copper Baron Lake]]
* [[St. Mark's Hospital]]

[[Category:Short Stories]]
[[Category:Melisende Dulac Series]]
[[Category:Works-in-Progress]]