Murder at the Masquerade
(2026)(The eighth book in the Ruby and Mojo Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Cresta Lynn
The masks were meant to reveal the truth. Instead, they concealed a murder.
When Ruby Morris agrees to host an elaborate masquerade weekend for a prestigious estate-planning firm, she expects demanding guests and impossible schedules. What she doesn't expect is a dead body in the hedge maze.
As owner of Moonrise Manor, Ruby knows people. Her corgi, Mojo, knows them even better. Together they watch a parade of suspicious guests, including Nathan, the disinherited, disgruntled son of the victim; Julian, the event planner with a decades old axe to grind with the victim or Evelyn, the firm’s powerful attorney with firm secrets to protect from the forensic audit scheduled by the victim. Then Ruby discovers a mysterious woman was added to the guest list under questionable circumstances, and the weekend becomes even more dangerous.
The murder wasn't random. Someone carefully orchestrated every detail, from the costumes to the victim's final moments. With fear spreading through the Manor and the killer still hidden behind a mask, Ruby must uncover the truth before a deadly plan claims another victim.
Genre: Mystery
When Ruby Morris agrees to host an elaborate masquerade weekend for a prestigious estate-planning firm, she expects demanding guests and impossible schedules. What she doesn't expect is a dead body in the hedge maze.
As owner of Moonrise Manor, Ruby knows people. Her corgi, Mojo, knows them even better. Together they watch a parade of suspicious guests, including Nathan, the disinherited, disgruntled son of the victim; Julian, the event planner with a decades old axe to grind with the victim or Evelyn, the firm’s powerful attorney with firm secrets to protect from the forensic audit scheduled by the victim. Then Ruby discovers a mysterious woman was added to the guest list under questionable circumstances, and the weekend becomes even more dangerous.
The murder wasn't random. Someone carefully orchestrated every detail, from the costumes to the victim's final moments. With fear spreading through the Manor and the killer still hidden behind a mask, Ruby must uncover the truth before a deadly plan claims another victim.
Genre: Mystery