Midnight Spells Murder

<p><strong>Spirit Canyon’s annual Spirit Spooktacular weekend is on and for local amateur sleuth Zo Jones it’s boomtime for business at her Happy Camper gift shop . . . until a murderer drops in for a browse.</strong><br /><br /> To celebrate Halloween at the Happy Camper Zo schedules a talk by successful author and self-proclaimed witch Marianne Morgan. Although Marianne’s benign brand of witchcraft is more about feminine empowerment than black magic her presence is still not welcomed by everyone. Then on a midnight stroll home Zo spots what seems to be a new Halloween decoration propped up outside the Happy Camper. What she finds is not a mannequin but a dead Marianne her lifeless body dressed in traditional witch’s garb. But why would someone send this good witch back to the spirit world permanently?<br /><br /> Soon Zo realizes that <em>plenty</em> of folks have motives for murdering Marianne. What’s worse nosy TV newsman Justin Castle plans to broadcast a report associating Marianne’s murder with the Happy Camper. Zo calls on her partner in sleuthing local forest ranger Max Harrington to help her find the culprit before Justin’s report airs. Otherwise Zo’s business just might go bust. But to catch this killer Zo will have to risk much more than just her reputation . . .<br /> </p>