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Pumpkin Patch Peril: A Small Town Harvest Festival Cozy Mystery Series
Welcome to the charming lakeside town of Harvestville, where autumn's splendor brings both festivity and danger! Zinnia Bloom has barely settled into running her aunt's struggling craft shop when she finds herself unexpectedly entering the town's legendary pumpkin boat race to drum up business. But when the reigning champion Orson "Ox" Whittaker is found floating face-down in Crescent Lake with a racing paddle in his back, Zinnia's childhood friend Beck becomes the prime suspect. With the festival in chaos and the shop's future hanging in the balance, Zinnia must tap into her marketing savvy to solve a different kind of puzzle.
Armed with craft supplies and determination, Zinnia teams up with witty librarian Piper Lovejoy and good-natured café owner Flint Rivers to investigate a web of small-town rivalries and secrets. Who wanted the arrogant champion dead? Was it his estranged sister suddenly returned to claim her inheritance? The rival farmer whose business was nearly ruined by Ox's rumors? The festival judge hiding a complicated past? Or the ambitious real estate developer eyeing valuable lakefront property? As evidence piles up against Beck, Zinnia races against time to uncover the truth behind Ox's closely guarded growing techniques and the mystery of a missing journal.
Can Zinnia save her friend, her shop, and the beloved festival before the killer strikes again? Find out in this irresistible autumn mystery that proves sometimes the best solutions come wrapped in craft paper!
Armed with craft supplies and determination, Zinnia teams up with witty librarian Piper Lovejoy and good-natured café owner Flint Rivers to investigate a web of small-town rivalries and secrets. Who wanted the arrogant champion dead? Was it his estranged sister suddenly returned to claim her inheritance? The rival farmer whose business was nearly ruined by Ox's rumors? The festival judge hiding a complicated past? Or the ambitious real estate developer eyeing valuable lakefront property? As evidence piles up against Beck, Zinnia races against time to uncover the truth behind Ox's closely guarded growing techniques and the mystery of a missing journal.
Can Zinnia save her friend, her shop, and the beloved festival before the killer strikes again? Find out in this irresistible autumn mystery that proves sometimes the best solutions come wrapped in craft paper!
152 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 19, 2025
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November 22, 2025
A delightful literary romp that had me gleefully unraveling plot threads like a detective with a particularly tantalizing ball of yarn! The harvest backdrop whispered secrets as juicily as small-town gossip, while suspects multiplied faster than zucchini in August. This whodunit served up just the right blend of rural charm and cunning mystery - so compelling that I'm already racing toward book three with the enthusiasm of a mystery-starved bibliophile!
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