A Perfectly Proper Murder When Maddie Kosloski's career flatlines, she retreats to her wine country hometown for solace and cheap rent. Railroaded into managing the local paranormal museum, she's certain the rumors of its haunting are greatly exaggerated. But then a fresh corpse in the museum embroils Maddie in murders past and present, making her wonder if a ghost could really be on the loose. With her high school bully as one of the detectives in charge of the investigation, Maddie doubts justice will be served. When one of her best friends is arrested, she knows it won't be. Maddie also grapples with ghost hunters, obsessed taxidermists, and the sexy motorcyclist next door as outside forces threaten. And as she juggles spectral shenanigans with the hunt for a killer, she discovers there truly is no place like home. Praise: "A delightful new series."―Library Journal (starred review) "A quirky murder mystery with plenty of small town charm."―ForeWord Reviews "A clever combination of characters."―Kirkus Reviews "Humor, hints of romance, and twists and turns galore elevate this cozy."―Publishers Weekly

The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum (A Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mystery, 1)

Literature & Fiction

Weiss, Kirsten

United States

Midnight Ink

Paranormal museum owner Maddie Kosloski has the perfect exhibit for the harvest festival―a haunted grape press. But when she's accused of stealing the press, and her accuser is murdered, all eyes turn to Maddie. Knowing the perils of amateur sleuthing as she does, Maddie is reluctant to get involved . . . until her mother insists she investigate. Does her mom have a secret agenda? Or is she somehow connected to the murder? Facing down danger and her own overactive imagination, Maddie must unearth the killer before she becomes the next ghost to haunt her museum. Praise: "In Weiss's engaging sequel . . . Well-drawn characters and tantalizing wine talk help balance the quirky aspects of this paranormal mystery."―Publishers Weekly Now available as an audio book!

Pressed to Death (A Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mystery, 2)

"Weiss' many quirky ongoing characters add charm and humor."―Kirkus Reviews "The third volume in this engaging series (following Pressed to Death) will appeal to fans of paranormal cozies by Sofie Kelly and Christy Fifield."―Library Journal The holiday season turns udderly dangerous for Maddie and her paranormal museum. Maddie Kosloski is no fan of San Benedetto's Christmas Cow, a thirty-foot straw bovine that graces the town square every December. For one thing, the cow displaces her paranormal museum as the number one tourist attraction. Plus, every year, despite around-the-clock surveillance, the cow goes up in flames. But this year, there's more than just a fire blazing in Maddie's wine-country hometown. One of the Christmas Cow guards has been found with an arrow in his chest, and Maddie's new haunted cowbell exhibit is fueling a panic. Are the spirits in her museum getting too hot to handle? If Maddie can't stop the hysteria―and the murderous archer―her holiday plans might not be the only thing full of holes. Praise for The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mysteries: "Well-drawn characters and tantalizing wine talk help balance the quirky aspects of this paranormal mystery."―Publishers Weekly "A delightful new series."―Library Journal (starred review)

Deja Moo (A Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mystery, 3)

Maddie gets rattled by a candy-coated murder. It's Wine and Chocolate Days in San Benedetto, and paranormal museum owner Maddie Kosloski has sweet dreams about her new Magic of Chocolate exhibit. Her latest attraction is a haunted Mexican whisk called a molinillo that rattles if someone lies. When Maddie visits the town's new boutique chocolate shop, she finds one of the owners dead and covered in melted cocoa. Maddie's determined to catch the killer, and she soon uncovers deadly dealings in the world of artisan chocolate. But the deception surrounding those dealings are enough to make the molinillo rattle all night. Will Maddie have to temper her passion for sleuthing before a killer makes her fate bittersweet? Praise for the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mysteries Chocolate à la Murder "If you love cozy mysteries and want something just a tad different, Chocolote à la Murder is exactly your cup of tea! Kirsten Weiss crafts realistic and likable characters and puts them in intriguing situations. I may never think of chocolate making the same way again!"―Fresh Fiction Déjà Moo "The third volume in this engaging series (following Pressed to Death) will appeal to fans of paranormal cozies by Sofie Kelly and Christy Fifield."―Library Journal "Weiss' many quirky ongoing characters add charm and humor."―Kirkus Reviews Pressed to Death "Well-drawn characters and tantalizing wine talk help balance the quirky aspects of this paranormal mystery."―Publishers Weekly The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum "A delightful new series."―Library Journal (starred review) "A quirky murder mystery with plenty of small town charm."―ForeWord Reviews "A clever combination of characters."―Kirkus Reviews "Humor, hints of romance, and twists and turns galore elevate this cozy."―Publishers Weekly

Chocolate a la Murder (A Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mystery, 4)

A Perfectly Proper Murder When Maddie Kosloski’s career flatlines, she retreats to her wine country hometown for solace and cheap rent. Railroaded into managing the local paranormal museum, she’s certain the rumors of its haunting are greatly exaggerated. But then a fresh corpse in the museum embroils Maddie in murders past and present, making her wonder if a ghost could really be on the loose. With her high school bully as one of the detectives in charge of the investigation, Maddie doubts justice will be served. When one of her best friends is arrested, she knows it won’t be. Maddie also grapples with ghost hunters, obsessed taxidermists, and the sexy motorcyclist next door as outside forces threaten. And as she juggles spectral shenanigans with the hunt for a killer, she discovers there truly is no place like home. Praise:  "A delightful new series."—Library Journal (starred review) "A quirky murder mystery with plenty of small town charm."—ForeWord Reviews “A clever combination of characters.”—Kirkus Reviews “Humor, hints of romance, and twists and turns galore elevate this cozy.”—Publishers Weekly

The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum (A Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mystery)

Wheeler Publishing Large Print

Paranormal museum owner Maddie Kosloski has the perfect exhibit for the harvest festival—a haunted grape press. But when she’s accused of stealing the press, and her accuser is murdered, all eyes turn to Maddie. Knowing the perils of amateur sleuthing as she does, Maddie is reluctant to get involved . . . until her mother insists she investigate. Does her mom have a secret agenda? Or is she somehow connected to the murder? Facing down danger and her own overactive imagination, Maddie must unearth the killer before she becomes the next ghost to haunt her museum. Praise:  "In Weiss's engaging sequel . . . Well-drawn characters and tantalizing wine talk help balance the quirky aspects of this paranormal mystery."—Publishers Weekly  

Pressed to Death (A Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mystery)

Déjà Moo (A Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mystery)

Tarot, Wine... and a Dog Named Dog.When Riga Hayworth finds her new client dead, she smells aset-up of metaphysical proportions. Now, to find a killer, Riga must travelfrom San Francisco to the underworld... and make it back alive.Riga's new client, Helen Baro, believes her husband istrying to kill her. One problem: her husband died in a car crash last year.Riga isn't sure what to think. Is Helen mad? Is someone else trying to harm thewoman? Or is this really a case of attempted murder from beyond the grave? Butthen Helen is found dead, leaving a strange haiku and tarot for a clue, andRiga is hurled into an investigation that threatens the detective and those sheloves.An urban fantasy based in the San Francisco Bay Area, theMetaphysical Detective explores the power of the archetypes through the doublelens of tarot and Greek mythology.

The Metaphysical Detective (Riga Hayworth)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Createspace Independent Pub

Is Val's breakfast pie the quiche of death? Owning her own business seemed like pie in the sky to Valentine Harris when she moved to the coastal California town of San Nicholas, expecting to start a new life with her fiancé. Five months—and a broken engagement—later, at least her dream of opening a pie shop has become a reality. But when one of her regulars keels over at the counter while eating a quiche, Val feels like she's living a nightmare. After the police determine the customer was poisoned, business at Pie Town drops faster than a fallen crust. Convinced they’re both suspects, Val's flaky, seventy-something pie crust maker Charlene drags her boss into some amateur sleuthing. At first Val dismisses Charlene’s half-baked hypotheses, but before long the ladies uncover some shady dealings hidden in fog-bound San Nicholas. Now Val must expose the truth—before a crummy killer tries to shut her pie hole.

The Quiche and the Dead (A Pie Town Mystery)

Kensington

Val's new pies are foolproof—but not bulletproof. Old West ghost towns are as American as apple pie. So what better place to sponsor a pie-eating contest than the Bar X, a fake ghost town available for exclusive private events on the edge of Silicon Valley. Valentine Harris is providing the pies, hoping to boost business for her struggling Pie Town shop and become a regular supplier for the Bar X. But no sooner does she arrive in town than a stray bullet explodes the cherry pie in her hands. And the delicious dessert is not the only victim. Val finds the Bar X bartender shot dead in an alley. Egged on by her flaky friend and pie crust specialist, Charlene, Val aims to draw out the shooter. But solving a real murder in a fake ghost town won't be easy as pie. And if Val doesn't watch her back, her pies won't be the only thing filled full of lead . . .

Bleeding Tarts (A Pie Town Mystery)

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