The woman on the park bench was reading a novel, sipping a cup of coffee, and enjoying the spring day.
Suddenly a clown bopped by, stopped then plopped down beside her. He had orange hair, giant red shoes, a big red honker, and a pointy hat with a bobble.
Halloween is just around the corner, and it's time to start planning for a spooktacular celebration! Whether you're looking to create the perfect costume, decorate your home with eerie flair, or organize a fun-filled party, this guide has everything you need.
Hello! My name is Margaret Fenton and I write the Claire Conover social work mystery series. I’ve just released book number four, Little Boy Blue. All the titles in the series start with the word “Little” because Claire works with little kids.
Ricki runs Miss Vee’s Vintage Cookbook and Kitchenware Shop at Bon Vee’s Culinary House Museum in the Garden District in New Orleans. She’s not used to the enthusiasm New Orleans has for Halloween. To get in the spirit, Ricki suggests turning Bon Vee into a haunted house for the holiday with a scary version for adults and a much tamer experience for the kids.
Having found success renovating homes for their Domestic Partners show on Home Design Television, bestselling author PJ “Pete” Penwell and his partner JP Broadway are taking on the challenging 1913 manor built for lumber baron William Royce Woods. Infamous for a family curse that has been passed down and led to the deaths of many of the Woods family, this renovation has been planned to coincide with Halloween in their hometown of Pleasant Woods, Michigan.
Maybe All Hallow’s Eve should be called All Hallow’s Evil, Dot Henderson mused as she watched the costumed Bostonians parade by that October night in 1926. A leering Harlequin slid into the shadows. A dark-hooded Death carried a scythe over his shoulder, while a red-forked tail sprang out from behind a statuesque Egyptian queen wearing a grotesque mask.
by Sarah Peterson-Camacho
“The Weekly Alta has recently begun the publication of the story of Joaquin Murrieta, revised. The story is more attractive in its new form than ever before, and the publishers have been unable to supply the demand for back numbers.” --The Santa Barbara Times, Saturday, November 26, 1870, p. 2
For the upcoming Gala Week ushering in the New Year and raising funds for the Silvercrest Library, the cast of the popular mystery television show Chasers have been invited to premiere their new episode written by local resident and mystery author Calliope Nightfall. Tabitha Baxter, the president of the library board and self-declared leader of the gala, is thrilled to be welcoming the star Whitney Wilton and her niece/party planner Lyra, at least right up until Lyra falls ill and is later found dead.
The Festive Mayhem mystery and crime fiction anthology returns for its fourth year! In this exciting edition, thirteen talented crime writers of color have come together to bring you a baker's dozen of fresh, captivating short stories, all set around the winter holidays. Whether you enjoy uplifting cozies, heart-pounding thrillers, or gripping suspense, this collection has something for every mystery lover.
This week we have 4 more cozy and historical mysteries for your fall reading-Quilty as Charged: A Measure Twice Sewing Mystery Book Two by Maggie Bailey, No Paw to Stand On: A Bookmobile Cat Mystery by Laurie Cass, The Grim Steeper: A Witches Brew Mystery #3 by Gretchen Rue, and Murder at the White Palace by Allison Montclair.
