Candy-Coated Mysteries
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Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
With summer in bloom and tourists afoot, Allie is out walking her pup, Mal, when the curious canine digs up a bone from under a flowering lilac bush. The bone leads to a toe that's missing a body. For the successful confectionaire it's only the first in a series of sour events in the middle of the island's Lilac Fest. When her stint on a cooking reality show swirls up a trail of foul play, Allie will have to outwit a cunning killer if she wants to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
When she finds Rodney Rivers, whom she hired to do the town's Fourth of July fireworks, dead in a warehouse that then explodes, Allie McMurphy tries to find his killer before the town's holiday celebration is ruined.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The annual yacht race off the coast of Mackinac Island, Michigan, is a highlight of the summer season, and Allie is pulling out all the stops making chocolate centerpieces for the occasion. Unfortunately, she and her bichonpoo, Mal, also pull a dead body from the murky waters of the marina. When Allie's boyfriend's sister becomes the prime suspect, Allie dives into investigating the murder herself. Amid bitter feuds and hushed-up scandals, the courageous...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"After Allie inherited her family's McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop, cousin Tori moved off to California in a bitter huff, and the two haven't spoken since. So to have her cousin reappear on Mackinac Island without warning is a big surprise--but not as surprising as finding her standing over a dead woman impaled with a garden spade in the Mackinac Butterfly House. Butterflies may be free, but Tori won't be for much longer--unless the cousins can bury...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
It's Labor Day weekend, the official end of tourist season, and the beginning of a whole batch of trouble. First, the island is invaded by a TV crew filming a murder mystery pilot, and handsome Hollywood heartthrob Dirk Benjamin needs Allie's help to prep for his role as local cop Rex Manning. Then, Allie's bichonpoo Mal sniffs out a real murder in the alley behind the Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop, a man shot in the head--with a note challenging...
7) Fudge bites
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Halloween on Mackinac Island is a season of fun tricks, but finding a corpse is no treat for fudge shop owner Allie McMurphy."--Page 4 of cover
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"During the Midsummer Night's Festival, Allie decides to take her bichonpoo, Mal, home to spare her furry little ears from the sounds of fireworks. But on her way back, Allie spots a body in the lake. Just minutes ago, Winona Higer was crowning the event's Queen -- could the competition have really been that deadly? While she ponders the mystery the next morning, Allie prepares her favorite dark chocolate cherry fudge recipe. But she's soon recruited...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"It's summertime along Michigan's beautiful Lake Huron, and sleuth extraordinaire Allie McMurphy is determined to win this year's fudge competition at the annual Mackinac County Fair. But will a funhouse murder sour her plans? FORECAST: FAIR WITH A CHANCE OF MURDER... The Mackinac County fair is in full swing, and the air is rich with the scent of funnel cakes and the sound of carnival rides. Allie is focused on the fudge competition--another win...