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Halloween Cupcake Murder

Halloween Cupcake Murder, September 2023
by Carlene O'Connor, Liz Ireland, Carol J. Perry

Kensington Cozies
Featuring: Tara Meehan; Saleem
320 pages
ISBN: 1496740262
EAN: 9781496740267
Kindle: B0BNCMN5Y4
Hardcover / e-Book
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"Three Tantalizing Halloween Treats for Cozy Readers"

Fresh Fiction Review

Halloween Cupcake Murder
Carlene O'Connor, Liz Ireland, Carol J. Perry

Reviewed by Sandra Martin
Posted August 22, 2023

Mystery Cozy | Mystery Hobbies

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!

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SUMMARY

A trio of sweet-toothed Halloween cozy mystery tales by nationally bestselling authors.

HALLOWEEN CUPCAKE MURDER by CARLENE O'CONNOR
With Galway’s Halloween Mystery Tour only a few days away, Tara Meehan is scouring the town’s curiosity shops for spooky decorations to draw tourists into her architectural salvage store. But when a stranger appears in her shop bearing a cryptic cupcake and an ominous message, Tara suddenly finds herself tangled in a mystery with ancient Gaelic roots, but very modern—and very deadly—consequences . . .
 
MRS. CLAUS AND THE CANDY CORN CAPER by LIZ IRELAND
Christmastown is pulling out all the stops for their Halloween celebration, planning a huge carnival with rides, games, and a candy corn-themed bake-off! But the sweet theme stokes the bitterest of rivalries amongst the elves, until tragedy strikes at Santaland’s newest bakery. The only clue is a cupcake, leaving Mrs. Claus to sort through tricks and treats as she races to unmask a Halloween fiend . . .
 
A TRIPLE LAYER HALLOWEEN MURDER by CAROL J. PERRY
Every October, Salem plunges into a month-long celebration of Halloween and WICH-TV’s Lee Barrett can’t wait to cover the festivities. But rumors swirl after a wealthy bakery owner goes missing—and his beloved cat, Cupcake, is found—under mysterious circumstances. Now, amid Salem’s wicked revelry, Lee must conjure clues to reveal the missing millionaire . . . or the truth about his disappearance . . .


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