7 oz.; 228 pages; PB read once? Nice clean/tight copy 1st Warner Book PB Printing. More details/pics upon request. A chilly December weekend at soburban Alpine Village quickly overheats when Emmy Brace's uncle, Judge Harry Doane, claims that her job as a TV news researcher is endangering her life. Angry with the Judge, she is further embarrassed by having to stay overnight with former boyfriend Bar Slocumb-because the guest room is filled with a litter of homeless pups. But the weekend takes a more distressing turn when a bizarre double murder shatters the peace of the blizzard-shrouded community.