Young private detective Regan Reilly, whom Carol Higgins Clark's readers know from previous mysteries, is horrified to discover that her father has been kidnapped. So much for a merry Christmas! By chance, Regan has just made the acquaintance of Alvirah Meehan, an intrepid amateur sleuth--and a recurrent character in the novels of Mary Higgins Clark. This chocolate-and-peanut-butter pair sets out to rescue the kidnapped Luke Reilly (and his driver, Rosita, who has also been abducted). With the addition of hard-boiled NYPD detectives, bumbling criminals, cute children, and an ominously brewing winter storm, this mystery has all the ingredients of a really top-drawer made-for-TV movie.