The Pumpkin Muffin Murder

The Pumpkin Muffin Murder
Author: Livia J. Washburn
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2010-11-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101466138

It's Thanksgiving in Weatherford, Texas, and Phyllis is taking her grandson, Bobby, to the first annual Harvest Festival with hopes of winning the baking contest now that her friendly competitor, Carolyn, is judging and not competing. But when a decorative scarecrow turns out to be a dead body in disguise, Phyllis must dish out some justice...

The Pumpkin Muffin Murder

The Pumpkin Muffin Murder
Author: Livia J. Washburn
Publisher: N A L
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2010
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780451231321

After a decorative scarecrow at an autumn festival ends up being the festival's organizer's corpse, Carolyn, the judge of the festival's baking contest, is shocked when her friend falls under suspicion and soon turns to amateur sleuth and baker extraordinaire Phyllis for help, in a mystery that also includes tasty recipes. By the author of Killer Crab Cakes. Original.

A Peach of a Murder

A Peach of a Murder
Author: L. J. Washburn
Publisher: Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Baking
ISBN: 9781597224383

Phyllis Newsom is a murder suspect when her entry in the Peach Festival cobbler contest kills a judge.

The Fatal Funnel Cake

The Fatal Funnel Cake
Author: Livia J. Washburn
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2013-11-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0451416619

It’s time for the State Fair of Texas—and cooking contests galore! Fryers are heating up and stomachs are growling. But Phyllis Newsom had better watch out. Someone’s brought an appetite for murder.... Phyllis and her friends Carolyn and Sam are ready to whip up their best dishes and win some ribbons in Dallas. And they’re excited to learn that one of their favorite celebrity chefs—Joye Jameson of The Joye of Cooking—is broadcasting her TV show from the fair. When Phyllis’s funnel cake is picked as one of the best of that category, Joye invites her and the other finalists to prepare their delicious recipes live on the air. But Phyllis’s moment in the spotlight is spoiled after Joye suffers a deadly allergic reaction from one bite of her funnel cake. Now she’s gone from top entry to top suspect. So in order to clear her name, Phyllis will have to turn up the heat on this investigation before the real killer slips through her fingers.... INCLUDES RECIPES!

Killer Crab Cakes

Killer Crab Cakes
Author: Livia J. Washburn
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2009-09-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101140461

In this bake-off, people get knocked off. The irresistible new entry in the national bestselling series. When Phyllis?s cousin asks her to look after her Oak Knoll bed-and-breakfast for a few weeks, Phyllis jumps at the chance?mostly because the inn is located close to the annual Rockport, Texas, Just Desserts competition. Determined to beat her friendly rival and enjoy some peaceful downtime with her boyfriend Sam, Phyllis concocts the ultimate sweet treat. But Phyllis?s holiday turns bitter when she and Sam discover a dead body?and all signs point to murder. Dismayed that bad luck seems to pop up wherever she goes, Phyllis wants to stay out of this one. But as the list of suspects gets too close for comfort, she decides to throw herself into the mix. Because when it comes to solving murders, Phyllis is one smart cookie.

The Pumpkin Muffin Murder

The Pumpkin Muffin Murder
Author: L. J. Washburn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 427
Release: 2011
Genre: Baking
ISBN: 9781445836386

Phyllis Newsom hopes to win the baking contest at Weatherford's first Harvest Festival. But when the decorative scarecrow turns out to be a dead body in disguise, it's Phyllis's sleuthing skills that are needed.

Haunted Homicide

Haunted Homicide
Author: Lucy Ness
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1984806785

Avery Morgan has been hired to breathe new life into the Portage Path Women's Club, but first she'll have to deal with a dead body and a meddling ghost. Avery Morgan has had a harrowing first week on the job as manager of the Portage Path Woman's Club. Not only is she in charge of a grand old home with a mountain of maintenance problems and scheduling nightmares--thanks to a recent fire in the Marigold meeting room--but she's also got Muriel Sadler to deal with. Muriel is the current president of the club, the one "nay" vote when the rest of the board voted "aye" to hiring Avery. After a morning of dealing with another one of Muriel's snits and a meeting with the delicious and delightfully unsettling Ben Harkness, who will be handling renovations in the fire-damaged portions of the house, the last thing Avery needs is for one of the fuses to blow. Again. She grabs her handy flashlight and heads into the basement, where she stumbles across Muriel's body. She also stumbles across an unexpected helper, Clemmie Bow, the ghost of a young woman who was accidentally killed in the building almost a hundred years ago. Together Clemmie and Avery are determined to solve Muriel's murder before the killer sends Avery to join Clemmie on the other side.

Candy Coated Murder

Candy Coated Murder
Author: Kathleen Suzette
Publisher:
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2018-06-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781983100765

In Pumpkin Hollow, Halloween is celebrated all year long. Mia Jordan has just moved home after being gone ten years, and when she discovers a neighbor has been murdered, it casts a shadow on the town's year-round Halloween theme. Can Mia find the killer and save the town's Halloween celebration before it's too late?

Murder at the Pumpkin Patch

Murder at the Pumpkin Patch
Author: London Lovett
Publisher: Wild Fox Press
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2021-09-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Sunni Taylor's sisters, through their power of sisterly persuasion, have convinced her to host a Halloween costume party at Cider Ridge Inn. She's a little reluctant about the whole event and rightly worried about the actual ghost, who will, no doubt, be in attendance, but she decides to just relax and enjoy it. Of course, you can't have a spooky Halloween party without toothy-grinned jack-o'-lanterns. Sunni talks Jackson into spending their day off at a local pumpkin patch. The Riggle Family Farm is famous for its sprawling pumpkin patch and mind-boggling corn maize. Sunni and Jackson look forward to a day in the autumn breeze sipping cider, nibbling on candy corn and choosing the best pumpkins for the party. But when one of the Riggles is murdered, the day off turns into a murder investigation. And once again, Sunni has a front seat to the chaos. Book 12 of the Firefly Junction Cozy Mystery series More in the series: 1. Death in the Park 2. Killer Bridal Party 3. Murder at the Inn 4. A Humbug Holiday 5. Calamity at the Carnival 6. Double Trouble 7. Havoc at Wildwood Manor 8. Fatal Feud 9. Trick or Trouble 10. A Crafty Killing 11. Death at the Museum 12. Murder at the Pumpkin Patch 13. Founders' Day Fiasco