Ice Cream You Scream

Caesar's Creek Mysteries #4

by Constance Barker

A dead body, a small dog, and a 40 year old secret

It’s Halloween in Caesars Creek and Tara and her buddies get more than treats when they clean the building next door to the Frozen Scoop ice cream shoppe. One surprise has pointy ears and a tail, while the other revelation isn’t as cuddly. In fact, it’s downright ghoulish.

Join the crew for another mystery tale that also includes Tara wrestling with her feelings for Brandon. This story includes macabre goodies including visions of Cherry Jubilee and Mocha Almond ice cream.

Read the Caesars Creek Mystery Series From the Beginning
A Frozen Scoop of Murder Book One http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VO4U1U0
Death by Chocolate Sundae Book Two http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00W2EBAG0
Soft Serve Secrets Book Three http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WLEHG6O

This is the 4th book in the Caesars Creek Mystery series, but it can be read as a standalone.

Genres: Cozy Mystery

55 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 11, 2015

About the author

Constance Barker lives in the Midwest with her husband and two Akitas where she can look out from her screened porch onto a wooded area brimming with activity. Since she was a young girl she read mysteries, often given to her by her grandmother. She loved figuring out who the culprit was and sometimes she was right and other times startled at who the author picked as the assailant. Now she enjoys writing mysteries herself. When she isn't writing stories, she can be found in her favorite vacation spot, Las Vegas or shopping for bargains.

Reviews

[Nikki · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this new cozy series! Looking forward to the next one!

[Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

In an old building next to Tara's Ice Cream Parlor a stray dog finds a hand bone that leads to the discovery of a 40-year-old corpse and a mystery. It is just before Halloween and after renting the spooky old building they have a Halloween Party and just before the party they solve the mystery of who killed Mr. Ewing 40-years ago. Tara also had her date with Brandon and it ended on a positive note.

Ice Cream You Scream is a nice short story with a beginning, middle and ending that solves a mystery. The dialogue between characters and the new dog was cute to add to the plot too.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable cozy, Tara, Stormi and Paige find a little dog and Tara adopts him, but they are startled when he finds a body in the old shop they are clearing.

[Brenda Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This a a great short story. on to the rest.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

October means the annual Halloween party at Paige and Bruce's house.
Flirtations have increased between Tara and Brandon. She wants to ask him out but he surprises her by asking her to wear half of his chosen couples Halloween costume to the party. Bruce is tired of business taking him away from his family. He decides to open his own business next to The frozen Scoop.
While checking out the location, a building that has been vacant for many years, the group discovers more than a sweet, smart little dog.
This allows Stormi another opportunity to spend time with Officer Greg.
This very cold case reheats quickly.

Not the best story in the series but a nice bridge to the next book.

[Dora · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute but a little flat

This book was number 3 in the Caesars Creek Mystery Series. It was the first one that I had read so I was somewhat at a loss as to how the characters were related. The book was only 52 pages long which makes it more of a novella than a book in my estimation or maybe just an over long short story.

Neither the characters or the sense of place were sufficiently fleshed out for my tastes. There was a good storyline but it all came together too quickly.

[Celest · Rating 5 out of 5]

Too short but way fun

I loved this book, although it's another very short story. The mystery wasn't your typical murder mystery so that was fun. We did get to see Trixie, but we got no new information about one of the secrets that she revealed in the last book, darn. I love the way the romance is evolving for Tara. More to come in the next book and I own it already, so on to more of Constance Barker's cozy mystery entrainment.

[Kayla · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was cute, but it felt rushed. Also, I know I picked up book 4 without reading 1-3, but I didn't know who anyone was. It was until the last 1/3 of the book that I learned that the main character was named Tara.

[Robin Halvorson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very light hearted bubble gum level cozy mystery that is surprisingly entertaining. Very short and not deep plots but the series grows on you. It grew on me enough that I got the remainder of the series.

[Sandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it it's very short but not bad in spite of that.

[Briana · Rating 2 out of 5]

very fluffy piece of little substance probably better suited for readers much younger than me.

[Marilyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good

the discovery of a person who was murdered 40 years ago and was put in a wall in the building that. was the victims body.

[Frances Saueressig · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read for a short book.

This is more of a short story than book, but good. Enjoyable fast read with a Halloween party as well.

[Pamela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute - interesting characters are developing. Short story length.