The Trifleman — Celia Kinsey

Note: This is a bonus short story for readers of the Little Tombstone Cozy Mystery series and will be most enjoyed by those who've read the preceding titles. Maxwell is turning seven, so a party, complete with a cardboard pirate ship, an amateur ensemble singing sea shanties, and Earp-the-Pug and his potbellied pig companion outfitted as privateers is in order.However, when an antique pocket watch is discovered at the bottom of Maxwell's birthday trifle, and Earp drags in a long-lost love letter from an anonymous sender, things get a lot more complicated for the Little Tombstone family.It's up to Emma to figure out where the watch and the letter came from before Juanita's marriage goes south.