Lily Hartman loves three things: her cozy bookstore, her corgi Pumpkin, and the charming small-town atmosphere of Pinewood Hollow. As the annual Autumn Street Fair transforms Main Street into a Halloween wonderland, Lily is busy preparing her Cozy Mystery Marathon reading event and enjoying the festivities with her fellow business owners. But the celebration turns deadly when Lily discovers her difficult neighbor, antique shop owner Veronica Blackwell, dead in her store the morning after the Main Street business owners' private party. With half the town having a reason to want Veronica gone and Detective James Murphy sorting through a web of business disputes, financial secrets, and long-simmering grudges, Lily finds herself caught in the middle of a real-life murder mystery.
As Lily prepares for her bookstore event, she can't help but notice the nervous behavior of her neighbors. Her best friend Becca runs the flower shop, and retired journalist Harold brings his investigative instincts to their amateur sleuthing. With Pumpkin's nose occasionally leading the way to important clues, Lily pieces together a puzzle that's far more complicated than it first appears. Between selling mysteries and hosting her reading marathon, she discovers that everyone on Main Street had secrets they were desperate to protect, and someone was clever enough to use those secrets as the perfect cover for murder.
Candy Corn and Corpses is a delightful cozy mystery perfect for readers who love small-town charm, literary references, and a clever amateur sleuth who proves that sometimes the best detectives are the ones who know their neighbors best.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
As Lily prepares for her bookstore event, she can't help but notice the nervous behavior of her neighbors. Her best friend Becca runs the flower shop, and retired journalist Harold brings his investigative instincts to their amateur sleuthing. With Pumpkin's nose occasionally leading the way to important clues, Lily pieces together a puzzle that's far more complicated than it first appears. Between selling mysteries and hosting her reading marathon, she discovers that everyone on Main Street had secrets they were desperate to protect, and someone was clever enough to use those secrets as the perfect cover for murder.
Candy Corn and Corpses is a delightful cozy mystery perfect for readers who love small-town charm, literary references, and a clever amateur sleuth who proves that sometimes the best detectives are the ones who know their neighbors best.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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