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Tails of Maple Ridge #3
Murder at the Pumpkin Patch: A Bookstore Cozy Mystery
Fall has arrived in Maple Ridge, with pumpkin pies cooling on every counter, hayrides rumbling through the fields, and steady business at Tess Holloway’s Main Street bookstore, The Book Mark. With Cocoa at her side and the annual harvest festival in full swing, life feels just about perfect.
Until a body turns up in the pumpkin patch.
Farmer Len was a fixture in town, but now he’s been cut down in the middle of his own harvest. With suspects cropping up faster than pumpkins on a wagon, Tess finds herself pulled into another mystery she never asked for—and this one is far from a simple patch job.
As the clues begin to take shape, one detail refuses to be ignored—a missing prize pumpkin that no one can account for. Tess knows that even the smallest seed could be the key to digging up the truth.
With Cocoa sniffing out trouble and her close-knit group of friends by her side, Tess must dig deep to unearth the killer before the truth is buried for good.
Because in Maple Ridge, secrets don’t stay buried for long.
And Tess and Cocoa are going to smash the truth wide open.
Until a body turns up in the pumpkin patch.
Farmer Len was a fixture in town, but now he’s been cut down in the middle of his own harvest. With suspects cropping up faster than pumpkins on a wagon, Tess finds herself pulled into another mystery she never asked for—and this one is far from a simple patch job.
As the clues begin to take shape, one detail refuses to be ignored—a missing prize pumpkin that no one can account for. Tess knows that even the smallest seed could be the key to digging up the truth.
With Cocoa sniffing out trouble and her close-knit group of friends by her side, Tess must dig deep to unearth the killer before the truth is buried for good.
Because in Maple Ridge, secrets don’t stay buried for long.
And Tess and Cocoa are going to smash the truth wide open.
250 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 31, 2026
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August 11, 2026
This was a terrific book with interesting characters and a very puzzling mystery. I look forward to the next one in the series.
Amazon synopsis:
Fall has arrived in Maple Ridge, with pumpkin pies cooling on every counter, hayrides rumbling through the fields, and steady business at Tess Holloway’s Main Street bookstore, The Book Mark. With Cocoa at her side and the annual harvest festival in full swing, life feels just about perfect.
Until a body turns up in the pumpkin patch.
Farmer Len was a fixture in town, but now he’s been cut down in the middle of his own harvest. With suspects cropping up faster than pumpkins on a wagon, Tess finds herself pulled into another mystery she never asked for—and this one is far from a simple patch job.
As the clues begin to take shape, one detail refuses to be ignored—a missing prize pumpkin that no one can account for. Tess knows that even the smallest seed could be the key to digging up the truth.
With Cocoa sniffing out trouble and her close-knit group of friends by her side, Tess must dig deep to unearth the killer before the truth is buried for good.
Because in Maple Ridge, secrets don’t stay buried for long.
And Tess and Cocoa are going to smash the truth wide open.
Amazon synopsis:
Fall has arrived in Maple Ridge, with pumpkin pies cooling on every counter, hayrides rumbling through the fields, and steady business at Tess Holloway’s Main Street bookstore, The Book Mark. With Cocoa at her side and the annual harvest festival in full swing, life feels just about perfect.
Until a body turns up in the pumpkin patch.
Farmer Len was a fixture in town, but now he’s been cut down in the middle of his own harvest. With suspects cropping up faster than pumpkins on a wagon, Tess finds herself pulled into another mystery she never asked for—and this one is far from a simple patch job.
As the clues begin to take shape, one detail refuses to be ignored—a missing prize pumpkin that no one can account for. Tess knows that even the smallest seed could be the key to digging up the truth.
With Cocoa sniffing out trouble and her close-knit group of friends by her side, Tess must dig deep to unearth the killer before the truth is buried for good.
Because in Maple Ridge, secrets don’t stay buried for long.
And Tess and Cocoa are going to smash the truth wide open.
August 26, 2026
Cozy mystery
I had been enjoying this series, but the fact that Cocoa changes from a black Lab to a Chocolate Lab and back to a black Lab is very disturbing. I see that the authors are actually a group, so perhaps they are not as in tune as they should be. Cocoa is a great name for a Chocolate Lab, so that makes sense. You can read the synopsis. I am just stating why I have lowered this to 3 stars. I am not sure if I will read the next one or not.
I had been enjoying this series, but the fact that Cocoa changes from a black Lab to a Chocolate Lab and back to a black Lab is very disturbing. I see that the authors are actually a group, so perhaps they are not as in tune as they should be. Cocoa is a great name for a Chocolate Lab, so that makes sense. You can read the synopsis. I am just stating why I have lowered this to 3 stars. I am not sure if I will read the next one or not.
September 3, 2026
Pumpkin Spice Murder
It’s fall. A time to visit the Pumpkin Patch. Ride a hay wagon. Get lost in a corn maze. Find the dead body of the owner of the pumpkin patch. This is a fun, quick, well written mystery, with a great dog, and lots of twists, turns and red herrings. A perfect read for a fall day.
It’s fall. A time to visit the Pumpkin Patch. Ride a hay wagon. Get lost in a corn maze. Find the dead body of the owner of the pumpkin patch. This is a fun, quick, well written mystery, with a great dog, and lots of twists, turns and red herrings. A perfect read for a fall day.
August 20, 2026
fun to read especially from the dogs perspective.
The dogs colour is different from
The first book. It
First said brown lab then in later books it’s black or in the same
Book it’s both. Need a better proofreader.
The dogs colour is different from
The first book. It
First said brown lab then in later books it’s black or in the same
Book it’s both. Need a better proofreader.
August 6, 2026
Great series.
August 15, 2026
This is a good series. Love the friend group. Found family. Good mystery. And who doesn’t love Coco! Good boy!
Can’t wait for the next one
Can’t wait for the next one
August 15, 2026
good book
I’m enjoying this series and I think there’s one more book in the series that I’ll be reading next to see where the storyline of Maddox and Tess goes.
I’m enjoying this series and I think there’s one more book in the series that I’ll be reading next to see where the storyline of Maddox and Tess goes.
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