Boo! In my neck of the woods, the leaves are falling from the trees, pumpkin spice is literally everywhere, and kids everywhere are dreaming about their ideal Halloween costumes. Of course, if you know a kid who's struggling to choose a costume, Batman is always a good go-to choice. After all, in life you should always be yourself. Unless you can be Batman.
This week we have a pair of Halloween mystery books for your enjoyment (one is actually a book with 3 novellas in it)-Halloween Cupcake Murder by Carlene O’Connor, Liz Ireland, and Carol J. Perry and Catch Me If You Candy: A Bakeshop Mystery by Ellie Alexander.
This Halloween season the Visalia Players are doing something a bit different, they have put together their own haunt! We took a moment to chat with the director of this experience, Michael Pistoresi, to learn more.
This week we have another catch-up group of fun mysteries including some with Halloween and supernatural settings-A Clue in the Crumbs: A Key West Food Critic Mystery by Lucy Burdette, A Shimmer of Red: An Odessa Jones Mystery by Valerie Wilson Wesley, Mischief Nights Are Murder by Libby Klein, and Murder at the Elms by Alyssa Maxwell.
Fall is here with the cooler temps and colorful foliage. With October around the corner so are these new releases.
For the first time, Jane Steward is leaving her twin sons at home in Virginia while she and her fiancé Edwin Alcott spend five days at the Admiral’s Inn in Oyster Bay, North Carolina. As someone whose family has for generations been sworn to protect and guard some of the most dangerous and valuable tomes of the world at Storyton Hall, it shouldn’t be too surprising that Jane has chosen to stay at a resort designed to inspire writers and serve as an authors’ retreat.
In Briar Creek, it’s almost Halloween. As the library staff gets ready for the spooky holiday, librarian Lindsey Norris learns William Dorchester is in town to settle his mother, Marion, into an assisted living home. He plans to sell the house and its contents and wants to donate all the books to the library to use however they want. Marion objects, of course, but suffering a form of dementia, is overruled.
As Halloween approaches in a flurry of fiery leaves and gathering gloom, the cold air crackles in the shivery wake of Autumn and her restless spirits. The Season of the Ghost is upon us, and Central Valley podcast Ghosthropology, hosted by folklorist Matthew Armstrong and produced by his wife Kaylia Metcalfe, is here to tell you a ghost story.
There is a fly buzzing around my nose. I twitch my mustache and it moves away, but it keeps coming back. I could catch it if I wanted to. Jump up and surprise it. But I don’t. Too tired. I just want to sleep a little longer.
The ornate iron frame encased the black and white photo like dangerous vines that snaked through a fence. The image itself was a leafless tree with branches spiraling out from its tall base like an ancient goddess. The dusty earth beneath starved for moisture. Katherine rested a confused gaze upon the relic in her hands.
