Punkin Strudel Mayhem by Jodi Rath

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Punkin Strudel Mayhem

by Jodi Rath

Series: Cast Iron Skillet Mystery Series #7.5
Series Rating:
on October 29, 2021
Genres: Cozy Culinary Holiday Mystery
Pages: 150
Format: Kindle
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Also in this series: Cozies With Heart: 9 Sweet Valentine Cozy Mysteries, Pineapple Upside Down Murder , Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread Murder, Turkey Basted to Death , Blueberry Cobbler Blackmail , Cast Iron Stake Through the Heart, Monkey Bread Business, Pork Chopped to Death, Yuletide Cast of the Iron Skillet, Deep Dish Pizza Disaster

It is a Spooktacular time for Jolie and Ava as they have their hands’ full catering Leavensport’s annual Halloween Pumpkin Bash. When Ava convinces Jolie to get their fortunes told by a visiting psychic, they receive an ominous prediction.

“Masks–literal and figurative, chaos, deceit, betrayal, death. The cards have spoken.”

Madame Esme Emerald’s fortunes are looking more like premonitions of doom. It seems that someone in Leavensport received a reading that did not sit well because Madame Emerald is found dead, and it looks like her crystal ball is the murder weapon—or is something more supernatural going on?

Bounty-Full Investigative Services is on the case, or is it more of a paranormal manifestation? This could be a first for the girls as they take on the underworld’s spirits.

Welcome to Leavensport, OH, where DEATH takes a DELICIOUS turn!

Punkin Strudel Mayhem by Jodi Rath is an excellent and sweet little novella that takes Jolie on a different path.

Will Jolie be able to make it back before her twins are born?

Jolie Tucker is having a weird time in this installment. She is hit by a car and now is stuck in a coma while being in this odd in-between place before going where you need to go in the afterlife. A lot is happening in this little novella that I don’t want to spoil too much, but Jolie does fumble around a lot. There might be clues scattered around the book. The clues could tell us about what is happening to Jolie and Ava in future installments. I still like Jolie as the main character, even if she’s a bit on the weird side with her relationship with Ava. No mystery in this one. It was more of Jolie trying to do things in this odd place where she meets her great Grandma again after a while of her being gone.

I feel like Ms. Rath is gearing up for things to get complicated for Ava and Jolie in however many books are left in this series. I am looking forward to seeing what Ms. Rath has planned.

Four Stars

Not a whole lot happened mystery-wise in here, and that makes me sad. I guess it was more of a filler to cross the bridge to end this mystery of Leavensport and Tri-City. Ms. Rath does know how to keep the readers entertained in this novella. I am giving four stars to Punkin Strudel Mayhem by Jodi Rath and recommending it.

There are three Halloween recipes in the book for you to take a look at. Don’t forget to check them out. They are Witches’ Finger Cookies, Pumpkin Muffins with Streusel, and Halloween Blueberry Mummy Muffins.

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Reading this book contributed to these challenges:

• 2021 Goodreads Reading Challenge
• 2021 New Release Reading Challenge
• 2021 Six Shooter Reading Challenge

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