Huge thanks also to Michael Storrings for another adorable cover, and of course, I owe a huge debt to my indispensable marketing guru, confidante, and stalwart book tour roadie, Meghan Walker of Tandem Literary.

Also by Mary Kay Andrews

The Newcomer

Hello, Summer

Sunset Beach

The High Tide Club

The Beach House Cookbook

The Weekenders

Beach Town

Save the Date

Christmas Bliss

Ladies’ Night

Spring Fever

Summer Rental

The Fixer Upper

Deep Dish

Savannah Breeze

Blue Christmas

Hissy Fit

Little Bitty Lies

Savannah Blues

About the Author

MARY KAY ANDREWS is the New York Times bestselling author of The Newcomer; Hello, Summer; Sunset Beach; The High Tide Club; The Beach House Cookbook; The Weekenders; Beach Town; Save the Date; Ladies’ Night; Christmas Bliss; Spring Fever; Summer Rental; The Fixer Upper; Deep Dish; Blue Christmas; Savannah Breeze; Hissy Fit; Little Bitty Lies; and Savannah Blues. Andrews is a founder and cohost of the popular web show and podcast Friends & Fiction. A former journalist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, she lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Visit her online at www.marykayandrews.com, or sign up for email updates here.

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Contents

1. Title Page
2. Copyright Notice
3. Dedication
4. Chapter 1
5. Chapter 2
6. Chapter 3
7. Chapter 4
8. Chapter 5
9. Chapter 6
10. Chapter 7
11. Chapter 8
12. Chapter 9
13. Chapter 10
14. Chapter 11
15. Chapter 12
16. Chapter 13
17. Chapter 14
18. Chapter 15
19. Chapter 16
20. Chapter 17
21. Chapter 18
22. Chapter 19
23. Chapter 20
24. Chapter 21
25. Chapter 22
26. Chapter 23
27. Chapter 24
28. Chapter 25
29. Acknowledgments
30. Also by Mary Kay Andrews
31. About the Author
32. Copyright

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

First published in the United States by St. Martin’s Press, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group

THE SANTA SUIT. Copyright © 2021 by Whodunnit, Inc. All rights reserved. For information, address the St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.

www.stmartins.com

Cover design by Michael Storrings

Cover art: lights © Denys Drozd/Shutterstock.com; lines © Buntoon Rodseng/Shutterstock.com; santa hat © Cobalt Moon Design/Shutterstock.com

The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Names: Andrews, Mary Kay, 1954– author.

Title: The Santa suit / Mary Kay Andrews.

Description: First edition. | New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2021. |

Identifiers: LCCN 2021026646 | ISBN 9781250279316 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250279323 (ebook)