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Normally, spooky season is Bailey Briggs' favorite time of year, and her Halloween-themed small town's time to shine. But between managing Lazy Bones Books, working on her graphic novel-in-progress, and running the Spooky Season Literary Festival, Bailey hardly has a moment to enjoy Elyan Hollow's spot-on seasonal vibes. Not to mention, at every turn she seems to be tripping over the contentious crew of Gone Ghouls, a ghost-hunting reality TV show currently filming around town. Bailey tries to stay focused on the Lit Festival, which is supposed to kick off Elyan Hollow's annual Halloween Fair; instead, this year's festival begins with a murder. It's bad enough Bailey discovered the victim, but now, as a lead suspect with some (admittedly) damning evidence pointing her way, she's got to clear her name! With the help of her librarian friend, Colby, and Jack Skeleton, her world-class bookshop dog (and the absolute bestest boy ever), Bailey sets out to solve a murder. As her investigation weaves through family secrets, professional rivalries, and town feuds, the list of suspects is growing fast... and unfortunately, so is the list of victims. If Bailey doesn't find the killer soon, Elyan Hollow's haunted reputation will get a little too real. Emmeline Duncan’s Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop (Kensington Cozies) is the first in a new Pacific Northwest-set mystery series inspired by the real "Halloweentown"!Ellie Alexander’s Sticks and Scones (Minotaur Books) is another delicious installment in the Bakeshop Series set in Oregon. It’s late spring in Juliet's charming hamlet of Ashland. Spotted deer are nibbling on lush green grasses in Lithia Park, the Japanese maples are blooming, and Torte is baking a bevy of spring delights — lemon curd cupcakes, mini coconut cream pies, and chocolate-dipped almond tuiles. Meanwhile, her friend Lance is taking center stage with his new theater troupe. Their performance promises to be a modern, gender-bending twist on The Taming of the Shrew, but as the curtain rises, so do the strange occurrences. The real show begins when the leading actor, Jimmy Paxton, meets his final curtain call. Now, Jules is not only in the mix, but she's going to need to craft the perfect recipe for solving this theatrical whodunit.
Duncan and Alexander will be joined in conversation by Tina Connolly, author of Glitterpony Farm and Seriously Wicked.
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