Welcome to the Bon Veeevil Festival of Fear! Prepare for the spookiest night of your life . . . It’s Halloween in New Orleans, and the staff of Bon Vee Culinary House Museum is setting up a fantastic haunted house tour for their visitors. But when flashy movie star Blaine Taggart and his entourage move into the mansion next door, gift shop proprietor Ricki James-Diaz gets a fright of her own. As the Big Easy gears up for the Big Scary, it seems everyone has skeletons in their closets. Can Ricki reveal the shadowy killer before someone else becomes part of the Halloween horror show?

Dru’s Short Musing:
Here we go again, another murder, this one hitting a bit close to home when an old acquaintance moves next door to Ricki and his personal assistant is murdered, another surprise when her familial ancestry is discovered. Of course, some of the Bon Vee staff become suspects, but there’s more with the introduction of an eclectic cast of secondary characters who supply us with better motives and a chance to watch Ricki and her friends seek out clues to unearth the killer.

As a gifted writer, the author knows how to verbalize scenes with visually descriptive narrative and engaging dialogue that keeps you enthralled in all aspects in the telling of this tale. I love how the team worked together to uncover clues that the author has sprinkled throughout this wickedly solid mystery. There were a few surprises along the way that enhanced my reading pleasure. This was a fun book to read, and I enjoyed all the cleverly written scenes where pivotal characters shined and had a role in the killer’s identity. The side story of Ricki searching for family members is a bonus. Again, a wonderful read in this delightfully entertaining series.

Series Name: Vintage Cookbook Mystery Book 3
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Release: September 3, 2024
Format: Print, Digital
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FTC Full Disclosure – I received a digital ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley.