Murder in Booksy Bar
(2025)(The second book in the Mystery Falls series)
A novel by Kristen Chaney Beard
Spooky Fest was supposed to be all tricks and treats—until a real murder crashed the party.
It’s mid-October in Mystery Falls, and Spooky Fest is in full swing—a week of costumes, carnival booths, and just the right amount of small-town chaos.
Drew’s bookstore is packed with cozy Halloween displays, while Ava’s bar glows with cobwebs, candles, and ‘ghoul-tails’ for the grand opening. Across the street, local author Janet Harper draws crowds with her new true-crime book Murder at Midnight… in Mystery Falls, retelling the century-old legend of killer Jonathon Miller.
But when Janet’s festival séance takes a chilling turn and a traveler is found stabbed to death in the Booksy Bar bathroom, the laughter dies fast. The victim’s wife swears the ghost of Jonathon Miller did it. Janet insists she ‘opened a door.’ The ever suspicious Sheriff Tandy thinks Ava and Drew are cursed magnets for murder.
To clear their names, Ava and Drew must untangle a web of gossip, superstition, and staged hauntings before the town’s Halloween spirit turns to panic.
Because in Mystery Falls, ghosts don’t kill people… but neighbors just might.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
It’s mid-October in Mystery Falls, and Spooky Fest is in full swing—a week of costumes, carnival booths, and just the right amount of small-town chaos.
Drew’s bookstore is packed with cozy Halloween displays, while Ava’s bar glows with cobwebs, candles, and ‘ghoul-tails’ for the grand opening. Across the street, local author Janet Harper draws crowds with her new true-crime book Murder at Midnight… in Mystery Falls, retelling the century-old legend of killer Jonathon Miller.
But when Janet’s festival séance takes a chilling turn and a traveler is found stabbed to death in the Booksy Bar bathroom, the laughter dies fast. The victim’s wife swears the ghost of Jonathon Miller did it. Janet insists she ‘opened a door.’ The ever suspicious Sheriff Tandy thinks Ava and Drew are cursed magnets for murder.
To clear their names, Ava and Drew must untangle a web of gossip, superstition, and staged hauntings before the town’s Halloween spirit turns to panic.
Because in Mystery Falls, ghosts don’t kill people… but neighbors just might.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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