A Deadly Brew — Lynn Cahoon

A Halloween short story by the New York Times-bestselling author:Four couples spend a weekend in an abandoned house -- and have an unexpected ghost…
 
The house has sat empty for fifteen years, taking up prime real estate along the picturesque coastline. Its last known owner, Maryanne Demerit, vanished without a trace. Now her home will be demolished for a condo development, but until then, it's the perfect spot for a Halloween haunted house.
 
Jill Gardner, owner of South Cove, California's Coffee, Books, and More; her boyfriend; and three other couples are spending the weekend in the Demerit home. But what begins as an all-in-good-fun fright fest turns into a mystery begging to be solved as Jill is contacted by the ghost of Maryanne . . .
 
Praise for The Tourist Trap Mysteries
 
“Murder, dirty politics, pirate lore, and a hot police detective…A cozy lover's dream come true.” -- Susan McBride, author of The Debutante Dropout Mysteries
 
“An absorbing, good fun mystery.” -- Fresh Fiction