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A Haunting Homicide: Halloween Cozy Mystery Boxed Set
When the ghouls come out to play... the amateur sleuths are on the case! Curl up by the fire and sip a cup of cider with this collection of 4 full-length, spooky cozy mystery novels from USA Today bestselling and award winning authors! This collection includes:
Calamity Jayne and the Haunted Homecoming
Calamity Jayne Mysteries
It's autumn in the heartland, but this year, Tressa Jayne Turner isn't just enjoying the candy corn, popcorn balls and caramel apples. This reporter is on a mission to sniff out a serious story. Enter a blackmailing, six-foot-two-inch homecoming queen candidate with all the charm of Frankenstein in taffeta, a rival reporter out to scoop the competition, and a séance-hosting grandmother!
Mystic Mayhem
Mystic Isle Mysteries book #1
Melanie Hamilton brings home the bacon by inking tattoos at New Orleans's Mansion at Mystic Isle, a resort in the middle of the bayou that caters to fans of the peculiar and paranormal. But when a guest of the resort, a millionaire's widow, is poisoned, and Melanie's close friend is arrested for the murder, things go from hectic to downright dangerous.
Lipstick, Lies & Dead Guys
Gianna Mancini Mysteries book #1
Gianna Mancini has chatted with ghosts most of her life. It's never affected her much. Until now. The latest ghost in Gianna's world is a woman she despises and to get her of her apartment, Gianna chooses to help her move on. But she doesn't expect to come across poisonous jam, a vengeful cop, or a group of friendly clowns...and a whole lot of trouble.
Murder Casts Its Spell
Petra Paranormal Mysteries book #1
Attorney Petra Rakowtiz lives in a world much like ours...except that her latest client is a wizard. Petra might agree that magic can be unpredictable...especially when she suddenly possesses those powers herself. With the Wizard Council threatening to lock her up for inability to control her new power, and her client's life on the line if she doesn't prove him innocent, Petra could be in trouble.
"The ghosts are booing in the eerie bayou in this fantastic southern tale, MYSTIC MAYHEM. Charming, cunning and clever."
~ Romance Junkies
"Fans of Janet Evanovich will be glad to see that you don't always have to go to the burgh for mirthful murder and mayhem." (Calamity Jayne Mysteries)
~ Booklist
"If you like your cozy mysteries on the humorous side, then look no further." (Gianna Mancini Mysteries)
~ Fresh Fiction
Calamity Jayne and the Haunted Homecoming
Calamity Jayne Mysteries
It's autumn in the heartland, but this year, Tressa Jayne Turner isn't just enjoying the candy corn, popcorn balls and caramel apples. This reporter is on a mission to sniff out a serious story. Enter a blackmailing, six-foot-two-inch homecoming queen candidate with all the charm of Frankenstein in taffeta, a rival reporter out to scoop the competition, and a séance-hosting grandmother!
Mystic Mayhem
Mystic Isle Mysteries book #1
Melanie Hamilton brings home the bacon by inking tattoos at New Orleans's Mansion at Mystic Isle, a resort in the middle of the bayou that caters to fans of the peculiar and paranormal. But when a guest of the resort, a millionaire's widow, is poisoned, and Melanie's close friend is arrested for the murder, things go from hectic to downright dangerous.
Lipstick, Lies & Dead Guys
Gianna Mancini Mysteries book #1
Gianna Mancini has chatted with ghosts most of her life. It's never affected her much. Until now. The latest ghost in Gianna's world is a woman she despises and to get her of her apartment, Gianna chooses to help her move on. But she doesn't expect to come across poisonous jam, a vengeful cop, or a group of friendly clowns...and a whole lot of trouble.
Murder Casts Its Spell
Petra Paranormal Mysteries book #1
Attorney Petra Rakowtiz lives in a world much like ours...except that her latest client is a wizard. Petra might agree that magic can be unpredictable...especially when she suddenly possesses those powers herself. With the Wizard Council threatening to lock her up for inability to control her new power, and her client's life on the line if she doesn't prove him innocent, Petra could be in trouble.
"The ghosts are booing in the eerie bayou in this fantastic southern tale, MYSTIC MAYHEM. Charming, cunning and clever."
~ Romance Junkies
"Fans of Janet Evanovich will be glad to see that you don't always have to go to the burgh for mirthful murder and mayhem." (Calamity Jayne Mysteries)
~ Booklist
"If you like your cozy mysteries on the humorous side, then look no further." (Gianna Mancini Mysteries)
~ Fresh Fiction
- GenresHalloween
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Published September 26, 2017
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August 12, 2018
This was a really good collection of four different cozy mysteries by four different authors:
Calamity Jayne and the Haunted Homecoming by Kathleen Bacus
Mystic Mayhem by Sally J. Smith and Jean Steffens
Lipstick, Lies & Dead Guys by Jennifer Fischetto
Murder Casts Its Spell by Margaret C. Morse
This is a general review for all four books. The main characters were likeable and there was reasonable character development. The plot lines were interesting, providing clues that slowly lead me to the mysteries' solutions, and the pacing was good with no gaping holes that I saw.
There was no foul language or gratuitous violence. One book did give a pretty grisly description of a hit-and-run victim, but it was integral to the story. There was no detailed sex, although a couple of the books showed the main characters' attraction to another character in a reasonable way. The endings were satisfactory, with no cliffhangers, although a couple of them do have long story arcs that make you want to read the next book.
In general they were pretty well edited, although not perfect. There were some run-on sentences, incomplete sentences, a few missed words, and inconsistencies in the use of past tense versus past perfect tense, and that's why I dropped my rating by a star. However, the grammar issues are pretty minor, and did not affect my enjoyment of all four books. I'm going to keep these books in my Kindle, because I intend to read them again.
Calamity Jayne and the Haunted Homecoming by Kathleen Bacus
Mystic Mayhem by Sally J. Smith and Jean Steffens
Lipstick, Lies & Dead Guys by Jennifer Fischetto
Murder Casts Its Spell by Margaret C. Morse
This is a general review for all four books. The main characters were likeable and there was reasonable character development. The plot lines were interesting, providing clues that slowly lead me to the mysteries' solutions, and the pacing was good with no gaping holes that I saw.
There was no foul language or gratuitous violence. One book did give a pretty grisly description of a hit-and-run victim, but it was integral to the story. There was no detailed sex, although a couple of the books showed the main characters' attraction to another character in a reasonable way. The endings were satisfactory, with no cliffhangers, although a couple of them do have long story arcs that make you want to read the next book.
In general they were pretty well edited, although not perfect. There were some run-on sentences, incomplete sentences, a few missed words, and inconsistencies in the use of past tense versus past perfect tense, and that's why I dropped my rating by a star. However, the grammar issues are pretty minor, and did not affect my enjoyment of all four books. I'm going to keep these books in my Kindle, because I intend to read them again.
November 20, 2017
Kathy Bacus's cozy book begins this boxed set with a bang.
The Calamity Jane Halloween Cozy began the book series. Let's just say she got me hooked, so I bought the rest of her series before going on threw the other three authors. After Calamity' s developed character the other series jump from a good read and some a little under developed. However they all kept me reading and enjoying a light comedy and story plots. Don't expect a life changing story but still fun reading.
The Calamity Jane Halloween Cozy began the book series. Let's just say she got me hooked, so I bought the rest of her series before going on threw the other three authors. After Calamity' s developed character the other series jump from a good read and some a little under developed. However they all kept me reading and enjoying a light comedy and story plots. Don't expect a life changing story but still fun reading.
December 2, 2017
Each book interesting and enticing.
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