The Blood in Snowflake Garden

In the early months of 1965, the premier of Santa's city at the North Pole, Vladimir Volsky, is mysteriously murdered in a place where firearms are forbidden. Retired police chief Max Sneed, reluctantly pulled into the investigation, teams up with young British journalist Robert Watson, who is increasingly disillusioned by the city's darker realities. As they dig deeper, the murder reveals layers of Cold War politics, corporate espionage, and social upheaval, suggesting that Santa's seemingly idyllic world is on the brink of chaos.