Okay, it's not exactly the right season for this. I seem to have a habit of reading Christmas books out of season. But this isn't exactly a typical Christmas book anyway.
The story takes place in the small town of Pine Cove, California. There a seven-year-old boy, Josh, is distraught because he thinks he saw a woman kill Santa Claus. He prays that Santa will come back from the dead for Christmas.
In reality, Lena Marquez had just killed her hated ex-husband, who had been wearing a Santa suit. Josh doesn't know that, of course, so his one wish for Christmas is for Santa to come back to life.
Raziel is an archangel who has come to Earth to grant a Christmas wish for a small child. Raziel isn't too bright, however, and in attempting to bring "Santa" back to life, he casts too wide of a net. Long-dead residents of Pine Cove come back as zombies to terrorize a Christmas party.
The characters in this book are great. My favorite is Molly, a schizophrenic who went off her meds in order to be able to pay for a Christmas present for her husband. She's just such a colorful character.
This is the first book I have read by Christopher Moore, and it was a lot of fun. Apparently some of the characters, including Molly, have appeared in some of his other books. I will have to check those out.
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