This is obviously one of those "write as many books about this one person as you can, no matter what it's about" kind of book, especially seeing as it's #15 in a series of books about a lawyer named Andy Carpenter. I like the sarcastic humor that is written throughout the book, it kind of distracts me from the fact that it was written like someone was forced to write it. The title is slightly deceiving because it doesn't focus much on Christmas or dogs. Though it does talk about dogs much more than Christmas, neither plays a substantial role in the story. The mystery was interesting, though, and had me hooked into wanting to know who was behind it all. When they first had a chapter from the point of view of the killer about halfway through the book, I was kind of disappointed that they gave it away to the readers so soon, but it ended up being much deeper than just that person so it ended up alright. The end is quite a twist, which is another thing about the story that I enjoyed, so I would recommend this book to people that enjoy a good mystery. But don't read it if you're only intrigued by the title.