Happy Homicides 6: Cookin' Up Crime and Your Chance to Win a Copy!

This Friday  (October 20) we'll be releasing Happy Homicides 6: Cookin' Up Crime, our biggest cozy anthology so far! Whew, has it been a trip.

We have so many terrific authors involved. Fifteen to be exact. As usual, we're also including a special bonus file full of recipes and craft ideas. Here's the cover of the bonus:

 

Here's the list of contributors, and the stories they've written:

Kiki Lowenstein and the Smoothie Operator by Joanna Campbell Slan

A health fanatic dies after hassling his overweight wife. Can Kiki Lowenstein prove the woman’s innocence?

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Dying for Spice Tea: A Beach Tea Shop Short Story by  Linda Gordon Hengerer

The curious death of a friend surprises BevAnne Wexler. Will a new method for making a frozen treat lead Alex and BevAnne to a killer?

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A Gift for Gus: A Pecan Bayou Short Story by Teresa Trent         

Everyone deserves a treat now and again. Danny’s Cake in a Cup proves the perfect present for everyone, except for a woman who is determined to poison the future with a tall tale about the past.

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Recipe for Murder: A Seaside Cove Bed & Breakfast Mystery by Terry Ambrose

When a guest dies and her diamond necklace is stolen, a hapless dreamer is accused of the crimes. Can Rick, the owner of the Seaside Cove Bed & Breakfast, track down the culprit in time to save this hopeless romantic? 

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Nectar of the Dogs: A Golden Mystery by Neil S. Plakcy       

Steve Levitan and his golden retriever Rochester make a great team. In this story, they work together to exonerate one of Steve’s high school friends who is accused of murder. 

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Irish Texas Chili Story: A Jonathan Boykin Short Story by Randy Rawls

A famous recipe goes missing when its creator is murdered. Can Jonathan Boykin stir the pot enough to cook up a killer?

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Dot Didn’t Do it: A Pineapple Port Mini Mystery by Amy Vansant        

Can a novice private investigator crack a bad egg in order to track down a foul crime? Charlotte Morgan wonders if the fungus amungus had a lethal after-taste

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Simmer to Death by Christina Freeburn

Did sibling rivalry lead to the poisoning of an up-and-coming food personality? Or were simmering hostilities among the staff the real recipe for murder?

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 Food for Thought: A Rosalie Hart Mystery by Wendy Sand Eckel

The death of a Civil War reenactor sticks in Rosalie Hart’s craw. Can she peel back the layers of history to uncover a motive for murder two hundred years in the making?

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Catering to Murder by Colleen Helme

Can Shelby Nichols use her special abilities to forecast the success or failure of a business venture? Maybe. But first the new owners will have to deal with the decomposing body in the deep freeze. 

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Murder, Moonlight, and Muffins by Loulou Harrington

The never-ending hunt for unique merchandise to sell in their antique shop leads Jesse and Connie into a dark, deserted house that comes complete with a crime scene.

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F is for Fruitcake by Micki Browning

Baking fruitcake becomes an antidote for stress—and maybe something more?

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A Death in Customs by Vered Ehsani

When a dead man shows up in her tea shop, paranormal investigator Miss Beatrice Knight is perturbed by the inconvenience. Then again, no circumstance is too onerous when one is armed with a pot of tea and a fully loaded walking stick.

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Silent Harmonies by Vincent H. O'Neil

Charlotte and Myrna serve up breakfast and lunch from their food truck in a peaceful Rhode Island town. When a rival outfit’s crew member turns up dead one night, the list of suspects is already long—and it keeps on growing.

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Fish Fried by R. V. Reyes

The death of a protected species of fish causes Lilly a considerable amount of heartburn.

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