Mummies & Mysteries

by Elle Adams

When Rory and her magical family play host to the town’s Halloween masquerade event at their library, they’re prepared for anything… except murder.

When a man shows up strangled by his own mummy costume, literally unmasking the killer among the guests proves to be the least of the police’s problems. Between overbearing relatives trying to micromanage the investigation to inexplicable events in the library targeting Rory and her family, she finds herself wondering if there was more to the man’s death than meets the eye.

And does Aunt Candace’s Halloween mask really carry a deadly curse?

Genres: Paranormal, Cozy Mystery, Mystery, Fantasy

188 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 28, 2024

About the author

Elle Adams lives in the middle of England, where she spends most of her time reading an ever-growing mountain of books, planning her next adventure, or writing. Elle's books are humorous mysteries with a paranormal twist and tons of magical mayhem.

She also writes urban and contemporary fantasy novels as Emma L. Adams.

Reviews

[Danny · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the premise of this series, it's good fun and what's more, the author so far has managed to escape the trap of having the protagonists become increasingly more powerful as so many others have.

[Mike Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

entertaining paranormal urban fantasy series


This is an entertaining paranormal urban fantasy series. A fun cast of characters and an entertaining storyline. Rory is a Bibio witch. In other words a book witch. Her family owns a magic library in a magical town on the coast of England somewhere. Her boyfriend is a reaper apprentice And her two aunts and two cousins work in the library with her. A lot of weird things happen in the library and in the town itself on occasion. There are vampires ghosts shifters and many other paranormal beings that live in their town and in the area. Rory and her family always end up getting involved in mysteries around town one way or another. Either because it happened in the library or one of them witnessed it. Read and see what adventure and the rest of her friends and family get involved with. Check it out

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

The library has a huge Halloween party and, of course, someone ends up murdered. In this case it was a man dressed as a mummy who was strangled by his own dressing. And also of course, Rory gets involved much to the ire of the Grim Reaper because she needs the help of Xavier. This novel takes us much further in the dark realm of the afterlife. The victim's family comes to town because they were supposed to inherit from their father but the victim apparently was the sole heir and they want to know how and why. The family causes chaos not only in the sheriff's office but also the library. Rory has to solve the mystery in order to get rid of them.

[bella · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the second last book in the series and it involving a murder that happens at a Halloween party, that Rory's cousin, Estelle, holds at the library. I'm such a big fan of this series [especially on audio] and I'm definitely going to be sad when this one is done.

I feel like the author is giving us one last murder mystery before the big final book and I'm here for it. Rory and her family, and her reaper boyfriend, Xavier, all step in to solve the mystery and the final denouement was really interesting. Not what I expected at all!

This series is so great, and I kind of have a couple of theories on how everything will resolve in the final book. I can't wait to read it!

[Patricia English · Rating 5 out of 5]

The last in the series so far and it was as great as the first one. This time there is a murder outside the library but its a guest of the halloween party and he had just left. This is a crime to solve so the library is not blamed for his death because something is just not right about this death and not only that but there is a plot twist that I won't go into but its a doozy.

[Mychael O'Brien · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another Fun Read From Ms Adams

It’s time for a trip back to visit Rory and family. A guest is murdered shortly after leaving Estelle’s Halloween party. Join Rory has she helps the cops figure out who done it.

[Dale Lussier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mummies & Mysteries

Rory's family throw a Halloween party at the library and things where going fine till a party goer heading home found the dead body of another party goer dressed as a mummy.

[Vintagebooklvr · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 1/2 stars. It was a bit chaotic. That might be in part because I had not read anything else in this series and was trying to figure out all the characters, their relationships to each other and their personalities. It was ok. There were some funny moments.

[Penny Perse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mummies and Mysteries

O love these books with Xaviar and grim reaper adventures. I hope I’m not running out of books to read.

[Sheri Jesse · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm so glad I found this book because I've really missed this series!

[Kathryn A Schauer · Rating 5 out of 5]

review

This is another great read. I like very the tight family dynamics and the way it’s all put together. I hope there’s more coming out.

[Kestrelmorn Geiger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great story as Rory and her Library Witch relatives solve a Halloween murder with the help of her adorable Reaper-in-training boyfriend.

[Pamela Hurd · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love this series. well written. fun cozy mystery

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute read. I’ll be sad when I finish book 15. Hopefully there is or will be a 16.

[Rebecca Ralston · Rating 4 out of 5]

good read for fun

Adam’s books are great Easy reads and take the reader into fun worlds. Love the characters and their exciting adventures.

[Donna Van · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable

A fun and easy read, Rory and her family have to deal with a murder that occurs after her family hosts a Halloween party at their library.

[SilverGirl2323 · Rating 4 out of 5]

there are no more audio books in the series, that makes me so sad and it helped me with my reading goal this year when I struggled hard