Murder by Mischief

<p>Every picture tells a story. This one reveals a killer.</p><p>When notorious prankster Rhett Dunn is found lifeless behind the dunk tank at Moon's Landing's annual carnival most assume it's a trick gone too far. But photographer Birdie Lopez sees something others don't. A costume out of place. A shadow in the background. A vintage devil mask that doesn't belong.</p><p>With her camera in one hand and her loyal hound Butterscotch at her side Birdie begins to unravel a mystery buried beneath candy apples and carousel music. But the deeper she digs into Rhett's final investigation-a podcast exposing local scandals-the more resistance she faces. The town's old guard seems awfully nervous about what secrets might surface.</p><p>What Birdie discovers threatens to expose more than just a murder. Rhett died trying to reveal a buried HOA scandal that touches her own family's history and someone is willing to kill again to keep those secrets buried beneath the carnival lights.</p><p>Somewhere in the crowd behind the costumes and painted smiles the killer is still playing their deadly game. And Birdie just became the next target.<br><br><em>Murder by Mischief is a Novella in the Birdie Lopez Two-Hour Read Cozy Mystery series.</em></p>