In HAUNTED HULA-WEEN by Sally J. Smith,
itβs October 29th, and the concert of the year is
taking place in Aloha Lagoon off the Kauai coast. But as
superstar Echo Celeste dazzles fans onstage with her new
songs, a riot is erupting at the venue gates, where several
angry fans have realized theyβve been sold bogus
tickets.
Those angry fans want someone to blame, and their target
is travel agent Gabby LeClairβs boyfriendβs
foster sister, Julie Anderson. Julie has just started her
own business, Aloha VIP Experiences, and a scammer targeted
her. Gabby has an idea to make the debacle right and
suggests an event on Halloween night to appease the
disgruntled fans. The event promises to be epic, with Echo
performing for a small group at an old sugar plantation and
mill haunted by the ghost of the White Lady. The creepy
decorations are hung, the Halloween games are set, and the
food is on point; the only thing Gabby and Julie
didnβt plan on was a dead woman submerged in the
apple-bobbing tub. Who is the woman, and how did she die?
When the victim is identified as the ticket scammer, all
eyes turn to Julie as the prime suspect, especially those of
Detective Ray Kahoalani. Can Gabby and her boyfriend Rick
find the real killer and clear Julieβs name?
HAUNTED HULA-WEEN is the 27th mystery in this
long-running series, bringing island charm, a strong sense
of place, interesting characters, and an intriguing plot. An
island concert leads to the death of a ticket scammer, who
has made plenty of enemies through her long list of cons.
Itβs a deadly serious investigation for Gabby and her
group of friends. From a misplaced sharkβs tooth, a
sketchy security guard, incriminating surveillance footage,
and a quirky fan club president, to a stolen identity and a
second murder, readers will have enough clues and red
herrings to follow along as Gabby dives headfirst into the
investigation and finds herself physically fighting for her
life. Readers will feel the terror as Gabby runs through the
foggy cane fields with a killer closing in, and Julie makes
a bad decision. With a nicely spooky atmosphere and plenty
of tension and action, HAUNTED HULA-WEEN delivers the perfect
mystery for the Halloween season.
From USA Today bestselling author Sally J. Smith comes a haunted Halloween homicide!
One bogus ticket fiasco. One scammer taking a deep dive in the bobbing for apples tub. One very exasperated travel agent who knew she was getting too old for rock concerts.
It's the spookiest time of year at Aloha Lagoon, and travel agent turned reluctant sleuth Gabby LeClair is up to her pixie cut in trouble!
Global pop superstar Echo Celeste has descended on Kauai to debut her My Haunted Heart album. But the concert of the decade goes south when it's discovered that hundreds of furious fans bought bogus tickets, and it was Julie, Gabby's guy Rick's "little sister," who sold those tickets.
Megastar Echo is devastated for her fans and wants to make things right. To do it, Gabby pulls off a Halloween miracle: a private Apology Shindig for the defrauded fans to take place at a crumbling, legend‑haunted sugar mill and plantation. But before Echo can even perform, a scream cuts through the night—and the woman found floating in the apple‑bobbing tub is none other than the con artist behind the ticket scam.
Now Detective Ray is circling Julie like a shark, and Gabby finds herself in the middle of yet another murder to solve. With her team at her side, she digs into a tale of fraud, grief, and revenge that stretches far beyond the islands.
It's Halloween in the islands, and the fire goddess Pele may be wandering the cane fields where one very determined sleuth is all that stands between a killer and his next victim. But if Gabby isn't careful, she might just be the next one bobbing for trouble!
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