FOR THE PEOPLE OF HULIS, MISSOURI, THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS ARE HELL... On December 22nd, 1975, something unthinkable happened in the small, northern Midwest town of Hulis, Missouri-something so heinous that it turned the holidays into a waking nightmare. Now, 35 years later, it`s happening all over again, and for those involved, Christmas will never be the same... In The Bleak Midwinter marks the first full-length novel spin-off from the Rowan Gant Investigations series. Featuring FBI Special Agent Constance Mandalay, a recurring character from the RGI books, In The Bleak Midwinter explores a 35 year old case that has literally come back to haunt a small town in Northern Missouri.