Hauntings and Hijinks
(2025)(A book in the Small Town Halloween Cozy Mystery with Dog series)
A Story by Maisy Marple
Ruby Colton has spent twelve years perfecting her pumpkin scones and building The Copper Kettle into Willowbrook Bay's coziest tea shop. When she's hired to cater the Seaside Inn's inaugural Haunted High Tea, she's thrilled for the opportunity despite the Inn's difficult owner, Camden Foster. But the elegant Victorian evening of ghost stories and autumn treats takes a deadly turn when Camden is found dead in the parlor the next morning, surrounded by the flickering oil lamps that were meant to create ambiance, not tragedy.
The police rule it an accidental death from carbon monoxide poisoning, but Ruby can't shake the feeling that something doesn't add up. Camden was despised by half the town for his ruthless business practices, and Ruby watched him humiliate vendors and threaten livelihoods just hours before he died. When Ruby starts asking questions, she discovers that nearly everyone at the Haunted High Tea had a reason to want Camden gone. As threatening messages warn her to stop investigating, Ruby realizes that what looked like a tragic accident might actually be carefully planned murder, and the killer is getting nervous about her amateur sleuthing.
With her loyal basset hound Biscuit by her side and help from her best friend Stella, Ruby must navigate a web of blackmail, fraud, and long-buried secrets to uncover the truth. As Halloween approaches and the threats escalate, Ruby faces her most dangerous challenge yet. Can a tea shop owner with a talent for observation catch a killer before she becomes the next victim? In this cozy seaside town where everyone knows everyone, Ruby is about to learn that the most dangerous secrets are the ones hidden in plain sight.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
The police rule it an accidental death from carbon monoxide poisoning, but Ruby can't shake the feeling that something doesn't add up. Camden was despised by half the town for his ruthless business practices, and Ruby watched him humiliate vendors and threaten livelihoods just hours before he died. When Ruby starts asking questions, she discovers that nearly everyone at the Haunted High Tea had a reason to want Camden gone. As threatening messages warn her to stop investigating, Ruby realizes that what looked like a tragic accident might actually be carefully planned murder, and the killer is getting nervous about her amateur sleuthing.
With her loyal basset hound Biscuit by her side and help from her best friend Stella, Ruby must navigate a web of blackmail, fraud, and long-buried secrets to uncover the truth. As Halloween approaches and the threats escalate, Ruby faces her most dangerous challenge yet. Can a tea shop owner with a talent for observation catch a killer before she becomes the next victim? In this cozy seaside town where everyone knows everyone, Ruby is about to learn that the most dangerous secrets are the ones hidden in plain sight.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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