Whimsical Wisteria Whodunit
(2027)(The eighth book in the All Hallows Magical Inn Mystery series)
A novel by Kat McGee
Penelope never takes a vacation. The one time she does, she wakes up next to a body.
Evie Evermore knew something was wrong the moment Penelope Pippencoffer failed to check in. Her meticulous desk clerk, the woman who color-coded the reservation cards and alphabetized the tea drawer, would never disappear without leaving at least three notes and a backup plan. So when Penelope doesn't return from her long-overdue vacation in the Whimsical Wisteria woods, Evie grabs Rascal, drags Bonejamin off his wicker throne, and goes looking.
What they find is worse than anything Evie imagined. Penelope is wandering through the woods in a daze, her gray cardigan covered in mud, her memory scattered like dropped paperwork. Nearby, in a charming cottage draped in purple wisteria, lies a dead body. Penelope has partial amnesia, can't remember the last two days, and the evidence at the scene points directly at her as the killer.
Now Evie must do more than solve a murder. She has to clear her friend's name while navigating a woods full of flickering fireflies, mischievous sprites, and a cottage that holds secrets in every corner. With her sarcastic cat familiar tracking scents through the undergrowth, her animated skeleton offering dramatic commentary on the unreliability of memory, and her deliveryman friend helping her untangle the victim's complicated life, Evie races to reconstruct the missing two days before the sheriff's office builds a case that Penelope can't remember how to refute.
Because in All Hallows, the prettiest places often hide the ugliest truths. And wisteria, for all its beauty, is known for strangling the trees that hold it up.
Featuring:
✔ Partial amnesia and a frame-up only Evie can unravel
✔ A cottage in the woods with more than cobwebs
✔ Fireflies, sprites, and enchanted forest chaos
✔ Talking cat familiar tracking clues through the underbrush
✔ Animated skeleton with thoughts on memory and disaster
✔ Innkeeper-sleuth racing against an invisible clock
Follow the fireflies deep into the woods. This cozy mystery weaves a tangled vine of friendship, mystery, and one very unreliable memory.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Evie Evermore knew something was wrong the moment Penelope Pippencoffer failed to check in. Her meticulous desk clerk, the woman who color-coded the reservation cards and alphabetized the tea drawer, would never disappear without leaving at least three notes and a backup plan. So when Penelope doesn't return from her long-overdue vacation in the Whimsical Wisteria woods, Evie grabs Rascal, drags Bonejamin off his wicker throne, and goes looking.
What they find is worse than anything Evie imagined. Penelope is wandering through the woods in a daze, her gray cardigan covered in mud, her memory scattered like dropped paperwork. Nearby, in a charming cottage draped in purple wisteria, lies a dead body. Penelope has partial amnesia, can't remember the last two days, and the evidence at the scene points directly at her as the killer.
Now Evie must do more than solve a murder. She has to clear her friend's name while navigating a woods full of flickering fireflies, mischievous sprites, and a cottage that holds secrets in every corner. With her sarcastic cat familiar tracking scents through the undergrowth, her animated skeleton offering dramatic commentary on the unreliability of memory, and her deliveryman friend helping her untangle the victim's complicated life, Evie races to reconstruct the missing two days before the sheriff's office builds a case that Penelope can't remember how to refute.
Because in All Hallows, the prettiest places often hide the ugliest truths. And wisteria, for all its beauty, is known for strangling the trees that hold it up.
Featuring:
✔ Partial amnesia and a frame-up only Evie can unravel
✔ A cottage in the woods with more than cobwebs
✔ Fireflies, sprites, and enchanted forest chaos
✔ Talking cat familiar tracking clues through the underbrush
✔ Animated skeleton with thoughts on memory and disaster
✔ Innkeeper-sleuth racing against an invisible clock
Follow the fireflies deep into the woods. This cozy mystery weaves a tangled vine of friendship, mystery, and one very unreliable memory.
Genre: Cozy Mystery