My Review
Halloween Parade Peril is a cozy mystery featuring Dotty Sayers, an antique expert who often travels with her work. She is in Dublin to attend a prestigious auction and purchase antiques for a castle that is being converted into a hotel. When she witnesses a murder at a Halloween parade, she becomes involved in sleuthing, especially since she knows some of the suspects.
I wanted to read Halloween Parade Peril because I love this series of mysteries. I find the antique details fascinating! The Halloween theme and Dublin settings were also intriguing.
I read this novel over two days because I couldn't put it down. If I had a spare moment, I was reading! I loved the details of the auction (so many fascinating antique details in this mystery!) and the Irish folklore featured through the book.
There were several plausible suspects, and I didn't guess the real murderer until the case was solved. Like the other books in this series, the mystery was well plotted and the short chapters make this a fast paced read.
I enthusiastically recommend Halloween Parade Peril for other fans of cozy mysteries, and especially for anyone interested in antiques.
Book Synopsis
A spooky spectacle turns deadly when a singer’s voice is silenced forever. Does an amateur sleuth have the ghost of a chance to unmask the killer before the jack-o’-lantern’s candle is snuffed out?Emerging antiques expert, Dotty Sayers, is excited about traveling to Ireland for a prestigious auction. Alongside her friend, Sergeant Keya Varma, Dotty revels in Dublin’s iconic sights and finds herself spellbound by haunting melodies at the Bram Stoker Festival. But a Halloween parade turns tragic when a musician’s last melody leads to his final breath.With the police operating a skeleton crew, Keya expresses grave concerns while Dotty carves up excitement at the auction, bidding for a pumpkin full of Irish treasures. But when one of their friends ends up behind bars and another confesses to the crime, this duo of detectives realises the witching hour is near.
Can Dotty piece the eerie puzzle together and unveil the villain before the plot thickens like a witch’s potion?
Author BioVictoria Tait was born and raised in Yorkshire, England, and never expected to travel the world. She’s drawn on her life’s experiences of following her military husband, and a love of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Murder She Wrote, to write British-based cozy mysteries.Her determined and hard-working female sleuths are joined by colourful but realistic teams of helpers, and her settings are vivid and evocative. As you’re compelled to keep turning the pages, you’ll be irresistibly drawn into a world of intrigue, surprises, and humour, as well as a delectable helping of mystery, because tea and intrigue are a perfect blend.
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