Halloween Cookie Caper: A Freshly Baked Cozy Mystery

Cozy Baked Mystery #45

by Kathleen Suzette

Halloween has arrived in Sandy Harbor, and Allie Blanchard couldn't be happier. Between baking enough spooky cookies and sweet treats to satisfy the entire town, she's looking forward to a season filled with crisp autumn days, colorful leaves, and Halloween festivities. But in Sandy Harbor, celebrations have a way of turning into murder.

The Halloween decorating contest is a big deal, but when a contestant ends up dead, Allie is on the case. With her detective husband, Alec, working the official investigation and her best friend, Lucy, eager to help uncover clues, Allie can't resist asking a few questions of her own. Before long, she's juggling cookie orders, house decorating, suspicious neighbors, and a growing list of suspects who all seem to be hiding something.

Can Allie solve the mystery before Halloween night? Or will the Halloween cookie crumble for someone else?

Filled with charming small-town friendships, spooky decorations, and plenty of twists, Halloween Cookie Caper is a delightful cozy mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page.

Genres: Cozy Mystery

138 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 17, 2026

Reviews

[Nana Fields]

I loved it!!!

[Tari]

When Allie and Lucy went on a bus tour of the Halloween-decorated homes so they could vote for their favorite, they ran into another body, this time one of the homeowners was inside a Halloween inflatable snow globe, a decoration that wasn’t in character for the woman who’d done the display.

Allie and Lucy were in amateur sleuthing mode once more taking goodies to the grieving widower and questioning everyone from the Chamber of Commerce director to said grieving widower. You'll never believe where the showdown took place. It was short but satisfying. Trick or treat was the next day and I loved the family banter at the end, too cute and just priceless. Only Allie, lol.

[Ali]

This made me long for the Halloween season! The details regarding weather, decorations and treats made for the perfect fall n atmosphere, I'm glad it was a gloomy day while I read this so add to the feel. This one follows the same basic formula as usual, made charming by familiar characters and the addition of a house decorating contest and of course some great details of Halloween treats

[R]

This was a lot of fun! I love this author's holiday stories. (Her others are great, too, but the holiday ones really make me happy!)