"Thirtysomething lawyer Megan McGee is facing a quiet Christmas with her bulldog when Bonnie Cantrell comes looking for legal protection from her violent ex-cop husband, Carl. In a recent bout of rage, Carl vowed to kill their seven-year-old son, Tommy, rather than be separated from the boy. It's no idle threat, either - as Bonnie assures Megan: "He's tried before.""--BOOK JACKET. "And when Tommy's school unwittingly allows him to leave with his father, Carl gets his chance to try again."--BOOK JACKET. "Now, with the town all but shut down for the holiday, Megan races against time - and terror - to keep Carl's Christmas Eve jaunt from turning into a slay ride."--BOOK JACKET.