Halloween Cupcake Murder

In "Halloween Cupcake Murder" by Carlene O'Connor, Tara Meehan embarks on a quest to enhance her architectural salvage store's appeal for Galway's Halloween Mystery Tour, only to be drawn into a danger-laden mystery when a stranger delivers a cryptic cupcake with ominous implications. Meanwhile, Liz Ireland's "Mrs. Claus and the Candy Corn Caper" unfolds in Christmastown, where festive rivalries intensify during the Halloween carnival, leading Mrs. Claus to investigate a sinister incident at a new bakery, with only a cupcake as a clue. Lastly, in Carol J. Perry's "A Triple Layer Halloween Murder," WICH-TV's Lee Barrett is tasked with uncovering the truth behind a missing wealthy bakery owner in Salem, where the Halloween spirit masks dark secrets and disappears into thin air.