The holidays start with a bang when a cooking show judge is murdered in the Pinecroft Inn kitchen!
Christmas comes early when word arrives that the Pinecroft Inn’s annual gingerbread house competition will be featured on the most popular cooking show in the country. But when a shot rings out in the dead of night and one of the show’s judges is found murdered in the inn’s kitchen, Tamsyn must … judges is found murdered in the inn’s kitchen, Tamsyn must figure out what happened before her beloved Aunt Gwen is thrown in the slammer.
As if the present isn’t complicated enough, there’s trouble brewing in the Roaring Twenties when rival bootleggers go to war and Lillian’s caught in the middle. Has Tamsyn finally stumbled upon the motive for the flapper’s death? The answers require another trip to the past, but this time she won’t be traveling alone, at least not if Noah has anything to say about it. Is it Tamsyn’s magic that lets him journey along, or is the mild-mannered doctor hiding some secret powers of his own?
Working two cases nearly a hundred years apart would be a strain for any witch, but Tamsyn’s perseverance just might pay off when a clue from the 1920s leads to a breakthrough in her aunt’s case. But will Tamsyn’s revelation be enough to convince the authorities of Aunt Gwen’s innocence and bring the judge’s true killer to justice?
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This review is for the audio book.
I really enjoyed this book. I like cosy witch mysteries and this one is definitely included in that group, although it is slightly different from the norm. Like most witches new to there craft Tamsyn doesn’t know what type of witch she is but here is where it gets interesting and the author gives her character a twist, Tamsyn can see ghosts and travel in time in. This leads Tamsyn to not one but two murders to solve. This works really well and I like how the author switches between the two. This is book three in the series and so far my favourite, each book is a stand alone so you can enjoy this one without listening to the other’s but it helps if you know the characters. The mystery (both of them) was interesting and kept you guessing. The cast of characters was fun, although a did think a lot of people could see a cat who was meant to be a ghost cat. Off to start the next book to learn more about the mystery surrounding Tamsyn mother and to see how her relationship with the hunky doctor develops.
Tamsyn isn’t sure what to expect for her first Halloween after learn she is a witch but she certainly wasn’t expecting to come down and find the room decked out for Christmas. It seems her aunt’s gingerbread competition has been chosen to feature on her aunt’s favourite cooking show. Three groups of contestants get to cook in the inns kitchen for the show showing off there skills. Representing the inn, Tamsyn is paired with the islands doctor. Measuring out the right amount of flour proves to be the least of Tamsyns worries when the host is killed and her aunt is arrested for the murder. At the same time Lillian, Tamsyn’s ghost room mate is herself being haunted by a ghost, which is causing her powers to act up. It seems the ghost is not happy that she was killed and her murder was never solved. Tamsyn will have to literally walk in her shoes to travel back in time and find the clue that we stop the ghost from burning the inn down and what about her aunt, how can she prove to the hopeless police that she is innocent. can Tamsyn find the time to solve two murders and bake an award winning gingerbread house.
I liked the narrator and thought she did well giving each character there own voice.
I was given this free review copy audiobook from audiobooksunleashed and have voluntarily left this review.
witches, time-travel, amateur-sleuth, murder-investigation
The only thing she knows is that she is not a kitchen witch but has no idea what to study to learn more. A baking show comes to town and the self-entitled judge winds up dead. Let the sleuthing and more humor ensue! But wait! There’s another murder to solve when time-travelling to the flapper era! Excellent read.
Narrator Stephanie Murphy gives realism to each character and has a pleasant voice as well!
A really good read. Thinking of Halloween but with Christmas decorations up and a murder. The characters really made the story. You’ll enjoy reading this book.
Tamsyn is still trying to learn her magic and is dreading the upcoming Halloween. She still doesn’t know what kind of magic she can do. Tamsyn and Noah are still are just friends, she doesn’t want to rush into it.
Tamsyn learns that her Aunt’s inn will be hosting an upcoming baking show, she is excited for her Aunt. When the show and the host come, they find out they want Tamsyn and not her Aunt. She finds out they want her and Noah as one of the teams.
When one of the people from the show are murdered and her Aunt is the prime suspect. Tamsyn will have to look into the murder while trying to help Lillian and be on the show.
This book really moves the story forward for Noah and Tamsyn. Tamsyn will learn more about Noah and his family and her own. This will was such an enjoyable read. You get caught up in the story and can’t believe it has ended. I can’t wait for the next book in this series.
I received an ARC Copy of this book and this is my honest review