In the days leading up to Christmas, struggling actress Esther Diamond
is working as a singing-and-dancing elf at Fenster & Co, a major
Manhattan department store. As if dealing with hordes of holiday
shoppers isn't bad enough, Esther's ex-almost-boyfriend, Detective
Connor Lopez, is on the scene investigating a series of mob-related
truck hijackings of Fenster's merchandise. Semi-retired hitman Lucky
Battistuzzi is also nosing around, since the mob resents being
implicated in thefts they didn't commit. But when supernatural mishaps
occur, Esther realizes this is more than the usual holiday
insanity--it's time to call in her friend Max, Manhattan's resident
mage.
Esther and Max discover that Fenster's has become the staging ground for
the rebirth of an ancient demon that's plotting to escape its mystical
prison on the winter solstice. As dimensional barriers crumble, can
Esther rescue her fellow elves, save her city from demonic disaster, and
collect her paycheck in time to make rent?
Polterheist is the thrilling fifth installment of the Esther Diamond
series.