Portentous Potion Paradox
(2026)(The third book in the All Hallows Magical Inn Mystery series)
A novel by Kat McGee
Some potions fix problems. Others turn your town into a magical mess with a body in the shed.
Evie Evermore has seen her share of quirky magic at All Hallows Haven Inn. But when a reclusive potion brewer is found dead in her workshop shed beside a sagging barn, and her last batch of experimental potions starts leaking into the town, quirky takes on a whole new meaning. The baker's bread won't stop telling terrible jokes. The blacksmith's tools have developed opinions. And the mayor has been hiccuping glitter since breakfast.
The victim, Bernadette Fitch, was a genius with a cauldron and a disaster with people. No one is surprised her potions are misbehaving. What surprises Evie is how quickly the town turns on the dead woman's apprentice, a nervous young witch who swears she locked the shed that night and found the body the next morning. With the potions causing mayhem and the real killer still walking among them, Evie has a double batch of trouble to solve.
With her sarcastic cat familiar sampling the evidence (and regretting it), her meticulous clerk cataloging magical side effects, her animated skeleton delivering potion-brewing commentary from a safe distance, and her deliveryman friend helping her knock on doors, Evie follows a trail of simmering grudges and half-finished recipes. Every suspect had a reason to want Bernadette gone, but only one of them knew which potion would turn fatal.
To restore order in All Hallows, Evie must separate the innocent brews from the deadly ones and find a killer who knows exactly how to make murder look like an accident. Before the whole town becomes a walking side effect.
Featuring:
✔ Quirky potions causing magical mayhem
✔ Reclusive victim with a long list of enemies
✔ Talking cat familiar sampling the chaos
✔ Animated skeleton with cryptic riddles
✔ Small-town magical mishaps and humor
✔ A shed full of simmering secrets
Grab a cauldron and a cookie that won't stop complimenting you. This cozy mystery stirs up laughter, warmth, and a killer with secrets within secrets.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Evie Evermore has seen her share of quirky magic at All Hallows Haven Inn. But when a reclusive potion brewer is found dead in her workshop shed beside a sagging barn, and her last batch of experimental potions starts leaking into the town, quirky takes on a whole new meaning. The baker's bread won't stop telling terrible jokes. The blacksmith's tools have developed opinions. And the mayor has been hiccuping glitter since breakfast.
The victim, Bernadette Fitch, was a genius with a cauldron and a disaster with people. No one is surprised her potions are misbehaving. What surprises Evie is how quickly the town turns on the dead woman's apprentice, a nervous young witch who swears she locked the shed that night and found the body the next morning. With the potions causing mayhem and the real killer still walking among them, Evie has a double batch of trouble to solve.
With her sarcastic cat familiar sampling the evidence (and regretting it), her meticulous clerk cataloging magical side effects, her animated skeleton delivering potion-brewing commentary from a safe distance, and her deliveryman friend helping her knock on doors, Evie follows a trail of simmering grudges and half-finished recipes. Every suspect had a reason to want Bernadette gone, but only one of them knew which potion would turn fatal.
To restore order in All Hallows, Evie must separate the innocent brews from the deadly ones and find a killer who knows exactly how to make murder look like an accident. Before the whole town becomes a walking side effect.
Featuring:
✔ Quirky potions causing magical mayhem
✔ Reclusive victim with a long list of enemies
✔ Talking cat familiar sampling the chaos
✔ Animated skeleton with cryptic riddles
✔ Small-town magical mishaps and humor
✔ A shed full of simmering secrets
Grab a cauldron and a cookie that won't stop complimenting you. This cozy mystery stirs up laughter, warmth, and a killer with secrets within secrets.
Genre: Cozy Mystery