This is A DS Henry Stafford Mystery Book 6 and the second Christmas Mystery in the series.
A perfect end turns deadly.
When the final stone stops on the button, so does a man’s heart.
Now Stafford must sweep through lies to find the truth.
When a friendly curling match at the Winchester Curling Club turns deadly, Detective Sergeant Henry Stafford finds himself sliding into one of his most puzzling cases yet.
What begins as a small-town accident quickly unravels into a web of rivalry, jealousy, and long-buried secrets beneath the ice. As Stafford studies every shot, every sweep, and every carefully placed stone, he discovers that strategy on the rink isn’t so different from strategy in murder.
To solve the case, Stafford must read the ice-and the players-before the truth melts away.