Monday, October 7, 2024

Bells, Book, and Corpses by T.C. LoTempio #Halloween #countdowntoHalloween2024 #cozymysteries


7th in the Series
Setting - California
Beyond the Page (September 24, 2024)
Number of Pages 207

It’s Halloween trick-or-treachery when murder pays a visit to a cursed mansion in the new
Nick and Nora mystery . . .
Waincroft Manor has long been tied to rumors of witchcraft and fatal curses, and to Nora
Charles, that makes it the perfect place for a Halloween fundraiser. But her first trip to the
deserted old mansion turns out to be truly ghoulish when she discovers a dead body. What’s
more, the corpse is laid out in a coffin—with two bite marks on its neck. Then the autopsy comes
back showing that the body was drained of blood, and there’s no stopping the local gossips from
whispering the word vampire to anyone who will listen.

Determined to dispel the rumors and save the fundraiser, Nora sets out to prove the murderer was
quite human after all. Sifting through the clues, she learns of a bitter family rivalry that spans
generations, and a more recent conflict that may point to the motive for the murder. And when
Nick spells out a clue that proves to be the missing piece of the puzzle, Nora knows she’ll have
to watch her back—because there’s a killer out there who wants to keep some secrets buried, and
they’ll happily bury Nora right along with them . . .
Includes mouthwatering recipes!

About T.C. LoTempio

While Toni Lotempio does not commit – or solve – murders in real life, she has no trouble doing
it on paper. Her lifelong love of mysteries began early on when she was introduced to her first
Nancy Drew mystery at age 10 – The Secret in the Old Attic.  She and her cat pen the Nick and
Nora mystery series originally from Berkley Prime Crime and now with Beyond the Page
Publishing.  They also write the Cat Rescue series from Crooked Lane and the Pet Shop series,
originally published by Midnight Ink and rebranded last  year as “Urban Tails Pet Shop
Mysteries.”  Book six in the Nick and Nora mysteries, A PURR BEFORE DYING, is released
this February from Beyond the Page.  There is also a new series, Tiffany Austin Food Blogger,
coming out in April.
You can catch up with them at ROCCO’s blog, www.catsbooksmorecats.blogspot.com or her
  

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