A fancy Halloween party turns fatal in this mystery that’s “so much fun to read” (Suspense Magazine). Bookstore café owner Krissy Hancock would rather spend Halloween serving pumpkin goodies than wearing costumes with Pine Hills’ wealthiest, especially when the soiree at a local mansion shapes up to be more trick than treat. As if a run-in with an old flame and a failed marriage proposal … flame and a failed marriage proposal weren’t enough to horrify Krissy for one night, a woman is found strangled to death in a room filled with ominous jack-o’-lanterns. All signs suggest a crime of passion—but when the hostess’s jewelry disappears, malevolent intentions seem way more likely.
With the estate on lockdown and a killer roaming the halls, Krissy must help Officer Paul Dalton investigate each nook, cranny, and guest for answers—while also confronting a few demons of her own. Someone has lots of skeletons in the closet, and Krissy better tread lightly to expose them…
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Will invites Krissie out on a date and he is taking her to the best Halloween costume party in town. Everyone who is anyone wants to be a guest at this party. But once there just as the party gets in full swing, quite unexpectedly a beautiful lady dressed as the late Marilyn Munroe is found dead in another part of the house. Detective Paul rules it as death by homicide. Someone at the party killed this Marilyn Munroe look a like and they are still there at the party blending in with the other guests. Detective Paul asks Krissie to help him gather evidence and help him solve this crime. No one is allowed to leave this party until the killer is found and arrested. Will Krissie and the detective find the real murderer and bring justice for this girls murder?
I wasn’t overly fond of the narrator for this audio book. She had a robot type voice so it took me a while to get into the story. However once I got used to her style of reading I did get drawn into the story. The mystery was good but I didn’t guess the real killer . I thought the book was entertaining and unpredictable. A little scary as it should have been since it was a Halloween Cozy Mystery.
I recommend this book to readers of Cozy Mystery. It’s part of a series but can be read out of order and as a stand alone.
I borrowed an Audio book of Death by Pumpkin Spice from Hoopla. Review was not requested. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are my own.
Bookstore cafe owner, Krissy, is out of her element at a by invitation only Halloween party at the home of a wealthy widow. She and her date, Will, don’t get much time together after the body of a woman is found and Krissy is asked to help with the investigation.
This is the third book in the series and it’s a great read overall. It took me a little bit to really get into the book but, once I did, it was a quick read which I enjoyed. I do recommend both book and series which I suggest you read in order.
Not a bad cozy. Interesting and twisty. Found characters a little on the annoying side.
Unfortunately, not one of my favorites. The main character is very tiresome, annoying and therefore not very likable. I was determined to finish, but it was a chore. Not very realistic in the least, and hard to suspend belief to care what happened.
I have not finished this yet, but I can’t put it down, I am loving it!
So entertaining I couldn’t put it down
It wasn’t a Bad book but it wasn’t Great. I had hoped something would have happened FINALLY with Paul. He seems like he’s in love with Krissy but to scared to say something and its FRUSTRATING! I skipped over parts to get to the end sooner because it lost me halfway through. I do recommend it because someone else may like it better.