Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant
Lindsey prefers to keep her bakeshop’s Halloween decor light and autumnal rather than gruesome and ghoulish. But everyone knows her lighthouse home is haunted. Some intrepid teens have even tried to break in to witness the ghost themselves. Dreading Halloween night, Lindsey reluctantly allows her influencer and podcaster best friend, Kennedy, to host a live ghost-hunting investigation in the lighthouse conducted by a professional team. Protective of her ghost, Lyndsey is understandably nervous about what they might uncover.
The segment is uneventful until things take a terrifying turn. The team freaks out. As Kennedy joins the mad dash outside, she bumps into what looks like the prankster teens’ newest addition of a creepy clown costume hanging from a tree. But when Lindsey’s dog, Wellington, begins to whine, they make a grim discovery: the clown is no dummy. It’s a corpse.
Now Lindsey and company will need to keep their cool if they want a ghost of a chance to solve the murder and see another Halloween.
The Details
Series: A Beacon Bakeshop Mystery – Book #4
Author: Darci Hannah
Genre/Category: Cozy – Culinary/Holiday
Publisher: Kensington Cozies
ISBN: 1496741722
Page Count: 352
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The Review
Darci Hannah has written another wonderful addition to the “Beacon Bakeshop Mystery” series. Lindsey’s lighthouse features prominently and is filled with ghost hunters, pumpkin treats, and murder. Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant is a great read for the upcoming Halloween season. This one will have readers on the edge of their seats from the first to the last page.
How Lindsey let Kenndy talk her into hosting a live podcast at the lighthouse with a group of ghost hunters boggles the mind. When things go terribly wrong, as she knew they would, there is no shortage of excitement, questions, and nerve-rattling mystery.
The victim was beloved by her students, and no one appeared to have a motive for murder. There are plenty of red herrings, twists and turns, and a few surprises along the way. The lighthouse is the scene of too many mysteries, and Lindsey needs to put a few of them to rest. With the help of Kennedy, Rory, and the ghost hunters, the killer is caught after trying to kill Lindsey and ending with a wild ride. This is the best book so far in this series, and no one will be able to put it down.
The Author
Cozy mystery author, Darci Hannah, is a native of the Midwest and currently lives in a small town in Michigan. Darci is a lifelong lover of the Great Lakes, a natural wonder that inspires many of her stories. When Darci isn’t baking for family and friends, hiking with her furry pals, Ripley and Finn, or concocting her next cozy mystery, she can be found wandering around picturesque lakeside villages with her hubby, sampling baked goods, and breaking for coffee more often than she should. You can learn more about Darci and her books on her website.
For more books in this series readers will enjoy, check out Murder at the Blueberry Festival or the first book that started it all, Murder At The Beacon Bakeshop.
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