Mystical Moonstone Mystery
(2026)(The fifth book in the All Hallows Magical Inn Mystery series)
A novel by Kat McGee
The moonstone was priceless. The tourist was expendable. The killer is still underground.
Evie Evermore has hosted grand openings before, but the Crystal Chorus Caverns tour is something special. The cave is a natural wonder, filled with glowing crystal clusters and home to a colony of singing bats whose harmonies are said to soothe troubled souls. The centerpiece is a moonstone carved into a delicate crescent moth, an artifact of immense magical value. Then the moonstone vanishes, and a tourist is found dead in the deepest chamber.
The theft and the murder are clearly connected, but the cave's twisting passages make it impossible to know who slipped away from the group. The tour guide, a young woman who has spent her life exploring the caverns, is the obvious suspect, but Evie sees the fear in her eyes and knows there's more to the story. The local business owners on the tour all had access, all had motives, and all are now pointing fingers at each other.
With her sarcastic cat familiar tracking mineral dust through the inn, her meticulous clerk creating a timeline of the tour, her animated skeleton offering ominous observations about caves and curses, and her deliveryman friend helping her search for the missing moonstone, Evie must piece together a crime that was planned in the dark. The bats, normally a constant presence, have gone silent, and their silence feels like a warning.
To catch a killer and recover the moonstone, Evie must learn to read the cave's hidden secrets. Because in All Hallows, the earth itself remembers what the living try to bury.
Featuring:
✔ Stolen moonstone artifact with magical significance
✔ Murder in a cave full of crystal clusters
✔ Singing bats as witnesses
✔ Talking cat familiar tracking mineral clues
✔ Animated skeleton with cave-related foreboding
✔ Business owners with secrets carved in stone
Light your way carefully and listen for the bats. This cozy mystery mines the depths of small-town greed and follows a trail of betrayal that glitters long after the case is closed.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Evie Evermore has hosted grand openings before, but the Crystal Chorus Caverns tour is something special. The cave is a natural wonder, filled with glowing crystal clusters and home to a colony of singing bats whose harmonies are said to soothe troubled souls. The centerpiece is a moonstone carved into a delicate crescent moth, an artifact of immense magical value. Then the moonstone vanishes, and a tourist is found dead in the deepest chamber.
The theft and the murder are clearly connected, but the cave's twisting passages make it impossible to know who slipped away from the group. The tour guide, a young woman who has spent her life exploring the caverns, is the obvious suspect, but Evie sees the fear in her eyes and knows there's more to the story. The local business owners on the tour all had access, all had motives, and all are now pointing fingers at each other.
With her sarcastic cat familiar tracking mineral dust through the inn, her meticulous clerk creating a timeline of the tour, her animated skeleton offering ominous observations about caves and curses, and her deliveryman friend helping her search for the missing moonstone, Evie must piece together a crime that was planned in the dark. The bats, normally a constant presence, have gone silent, and their silence feels like a warning.
To catch a killer and recover the moonstone, Evie must learn to read the cave's hidden secrets. Because in All Hallows, the earth itself remembers what the living try to bury.
Featuring:
✔ Stolen moonstone artifact with magical significance
✔ Murder in a cave full of crystal clusters
✔ Singing bats as witnesses
✔ Talking cat familiar tracking mineral clues
✔ Animated skeleton with cave-related foreboding
✔ Business owners with secrets carved in stone
Light your way carefully and listen for the bats. This cozy mystery mines the depths of small-town greed and follows a trail of betrayal that glitters long after the case is closed.
Genre: Cozy Mystery