Year-Round Christmas Mystery #9

'Tis the Season to Be Scary

A Year-Round Christmas Mystery

By: Vicki Delany

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It's Halloween, and the townsfolk of Rudolph, New York, are donning masks and costumes for the Yuletide Inn's grand fundraising gala to support the local hospital. Shop owner Merry Wilkinson has yet another treat to celebrate: Her best friend, Vicky Casey, has a new cookbook set to publish. Vicky's publishers, a prominent critic of her book, and a former opera star, rumoured to have been involved with Merry's mother, are all set to attend the gala. As the drinks flow, the guests dance, and the canapes are served, things begin spiralling out of control. The book critic makes a scene, and tensions begin to rise. Then Merry realizes that she is not the only one who never actually paid for a gala ticket. But when someone drops dead after eating a cake pop from the lavish dessert buffet, everything comes to a head, and all eyes turn to Vicky, who made the treats. As it turns out, Vicky's book might be doomed before it hits the shelves. With her friend's name and livelihood at stake and the fundraiser in serious danger, Merry must keep her wits about her. Surely she's only imagining the ghost of Ebenezer Scrooge watching her from the shadows.
It's Halloween, and the townsfolk of Rudolph, New York, are donning masks and costumes for the Yuletide Inn's grand fundraising gala to support the local hospital. Shop owner Merry Wilkinson has yet another treat to celebrate: Her best friend, Vicky Casey, has a new cookbook set to publish. Vicky's publishers, a prominent critic of her book, and a former opera star, rumoured to have been involved with Merry's mother, are all set to attend the gala. As the drinks flow, the guests dance, and the canapes are served, things begin spiralling out of control. The book critic makes a scene, and tensions begin to rise. Then Merry realizes that she is not the only one who never actually paid for a gala ticket. But when someone drops dead after eating a cake pop from the lavish dessert buffet, everything comes to a head, and all eyes turn to Vicky, who made the treats. As it turns out, Vicky's book might be doomed before it hits the shelves. With her friend's name and livelihood at stake and the fundraiser in serious danger, Merry must keep her wits about her. Surely she's only imagining the ghost of Ebenezer Scrooge watching her from the shadows.

This Edition

Format
Hardback
Pages
320
Published
September 8, 2026
ISBN-13
9798892426633
Language
English
Publisher
Crooked Lane Books

Trade Reviews

Praise for 'Tis the Season to Be Scary:
"Murder turns a fundraiser into a disaster . . . [Merry] the clever sleuth has a full lineup of suspects, plus help from the spirit world."
Kirkus

"The small town cast of characters, including a couple of dogs, are fun and quirky. Fans of the series will enjoy this one."—Red Carpet Crash

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