HALLOWEEN CUPCAKE MURDER is serving up three tantalizing Halloween stories by Carlene O’Connor, Carol J. Perry, and Liz Ireland. All contain the spooky spirit and each story will delight readers with a fresh spin on the holiday.

In Halloween Cupcake Murder, architectural salvage shop owner Tara Meehan is gearing up for Halloween festivities in Galway, Ireland. When a curiosity shop owner is killed with an incriminating cupcake, Tara finds herself the focus of the Samhain Six. Tara purchased a painting from the dead man’s shop. Is the painting worth killing for and who is the ominous figure lurking around in a full green face mask?

In Mrs. Claus and the Candy Corn Caper, there’s been a robbery of a large shipment of candy corn in Santaland. Furthermore, the elf Wink Jollyflake has been found dead in his bakery. There’s a new rival bakery in town. Did the competition turn to murder? Can Mrs. Claus track down a killer while keeping the elves from killing each other, dashing through haunted ice castles, avoiding ice zombies, and getting buried under an icing sugar powder pile?

In A Triple Layer Halloween Murder, Television Program Manager Lee Barrett is dealing with the chaos in Salem, Massachusetts as Halloween approaches. When a local businessman goes missing and his cat is found in a tree with orange sticky paws, Lee starts to wonder what happened to the man. With the help of her cat O’Ryan and Lee’s visions, she and Detective Pete Duncan set out to learn the truth about Patrick Duncan’s disappearance and an unknown lottery winner in town. 

HALLOWEEN CUPCAKE MURDER is filled with three very different mysteries that have something for every reader. The stories range from Halloween in an Irish village with Celtic festivals, poisoned cupcakes, and cursed objects, to pandemonium in Santaland with poisoned candy corn and out-of-control elves, to the witchy streets of Salem, Massachusetts with a missing person, tarot cards, and visions. Each story is unique with the author’s trademark voice and characters featured from previous novels. This compilation gives readers a taste of each author’s style and writing. The mysteries are enjoyable, sometimes a little kooky, but always fun and entertaining. HALLOWEEN CUPCAKE MURDER is a treat for the season, with enough spooky situations, poisoned treats, odd characters, and mystical events to keep readers turning the pages. Cupcake recipe included!