The Mezzo Wore Mink (No. 6 in the series) Detective Hayden Konig is living the dream. HeÔÇÖs rich, he loves his work, and his girlfriend is prettier than a Holiday Gift Basket full of smoked oysters. Still, HaydenÔÇÖs not a man to rest on his laurels. His mission is clearÔÇöhe will be a writer. Not just a writer, but a hard-boiled, noir detective wordsmith worthy of Raymond ChandlerÔÇÖs typewriter. He has to. He owns it. As the choirmaster and organist at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, heÔÇÖs become accustomed to passing out his musical murder mysteries to the choir. TheyÔÇÖre always happy to give advice. It doesnÔÇÖt always help. Autumn in St. Germaine, North Carolina, is an enchanting time of year. But throw in two murders, an election, a Christian nudist camp, and St. BarnabasÔÇÖ answer to the local Baptist churchÔÇÖs annual Singing Christmas Tree ÔÇö the first-ever performance of The Living Gobbler ÔÇö and things are bound to become complicated.