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Gingerdead Man

by Maya Corrigan
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When Santa is sleighed by a poison gingerbread cookie at a holiday party, Val Deniston's reputation is on the line . . .

This holiday season Bayport, Maryland, is a dead ringer for Victorian London. Val and her grandfather are taking part in the Dickens of a Holiday festival. Val is hosting a private tea party serving the festival's costumed volunteers, who range from Dickens divas like Madame Defarge and Miss Havisham to Ebenezer Scrooge and old St. Nick himself.

But one costumed reveler may have gotten the holidays mixed up. The winner of the creepiest outfit, robed in black with a gift bag covering the head—okay, Ghost of Christmas Present, Val gets it—hands out gingerbread men with white icing skeleton bones. This year's sour Santa has none of the big fellow's mirth but plenty of his appetite, and it's no secret Santa loves cookies. But when the man in red turns blue, Val and Granddad have a cookie-cutter killer to catch before the New Year . . .

Includes delicious five-ingredient recipes!

PRAISE FOR CRYPT SUZETTE

"Grandad is a hoot and his jobs as a food reviewer and part-time detective provide endless possibilities for fun and murder . . . Charming."
—Kirkus Reviews

  • Creators

  • Series

    Five-Ingredient Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 29, 2020

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781496722454

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781496722454
      • File size: 973 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      July 15, 2020
      Murder mars a Maryland holiday festival. The townsfolk in Bayport, where caterer Val Deniston lives with her Granddad, are putting on a Victorian holiday festival with the emphasis on Dickens. Granddad is bent out of shape because his usual job as Santa has been given to newcomer Jake Smith, who not only has a nasty cold, but is also a bit drunk. Jake's wife, Jewel, plays Mrs. Claus in a short red dress and thigh-high boots. A tea Val caters for the volunteers at a bookstore has only six takers plus a mysterious black-robed figure who drops off gift bags. Jake opens his to discover a gingerdead cookie that's usually reserved for Halloween, eats it, keels over, and later dies, apparently poisoned. Both Val and her Granddad have done detective work in the past, and when Jake's death sparks rumors, Val realizes that her catering business will be in trouble unless she catches the killer. Jake has a history of leaving real estate investors holding the bag while he skips out with the money. He was working on a similar scheme in Bayport and had already made enemies. When an elderly man dies, possibly from poisoned chocolates, the morning after his birthday dinner, which Val catered, the pressure increases to find the motive and means in two seemingly unrelated deaths. Plenty of red herrings, mixed motives, and recipes for foodies make for a spirited holiday cozy.

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