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Beast or Famine: A Circus of Unusual Creatures Mystery
Paperback
Series: The Circus of Unusual Creatures, Book 4
Publisher: Tammie Painter
Published: Oct 12 2023
Pages: 308
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.69 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
- A seaside eating contest.
- A cheating, song-stealing, all-around-no-good ex.
- And a chain-smoking unicorn doling out dating advice.
What could possibly go wrong?
It's time for the Seaside Family Fun Fair's annual eating contests, and Zin's Circus of Unusual Creatures has been invited to perform as the feature act.
Trouble starts brewing far too soon. Trouble that, to everyone's surprise, has (almost) nothing to do with Fergus now referring to himself as The Love Guru.
Besides foul moods over the weather, the decrepit state of the fun fair, and the sand wedging itself, well, everywhere, tempers truly flare when Molly's ex-husband Albert shows up for the competition.
Albert has a bad track record. He's cheated in a previous eating contest, he's stolen Molly's songs, and he's got an ogre-sized secret that could destroy the fun fair.
So, the moment the competition turns deadly, Duncan-dragon and amateur sleuth-has a long list of people who wouldn't mind sending Albert six feet under. Problem is, two of Duncan's friends are the most likely suspects.
Matters only get worse when Duncan discovers Zin has agreed to a partnership that's smellier than a sack of rotting fish heads.
And with Pepper so busy prepping food for the contest, she's failed to keep up with Duncan's omelet needs.
Seriously, no dragon should have to sleuth in these conditions.
Can Duncan find the killer before they strike again? Will Zin lose his circus to this partnership? What relationship disasters will Fergus cause? And what is up with those ogres?
Find out in Beast or Famine, the fourth installment of the Circus of Unusual Creatures Mysteries.
Perfect for fans of:
- Humorous fantasy & cozy mystery mashups like those from Dakota Cassidy and Annabel Chase, with silly magical mishaps, murder that doesn't take itself too seriously, and plenty of sleuthing antics
- Quirky magical sleuths, including a detecting dragon, a matchmaking unicorn, and a mini-taur with a talent for getting caught in the middle of trouble
- Lighthearted, fair-play whodunnits where everyone has a motive, suspects are everywhere, and even the detective's breakfast is at risk
- A circus-themed magical world where mythical creatures are the stars of the show, relationships are complicated, and there's always something going spectacularly wrong
New to the Circus? Start here!
Although Beast or Famine is Book 4 in the series, it's a great place to jump into the Circus of Unusual Creatures Mysteries. You'll meet the regular cast, get a complete mystery to solve, and can easily go back to the earlier books if you're craving more.
About the Series:
Set in a 1930s that's just a tad different than what you're used to, The Circus of Unusual Creatures is a delightfully humorous cozy mystery series featuring a detecting dragon, an aura-spotting centaur, a chain-smoking unicorn, and a pile of other quirky characters.
The books, which include Fangs a Million and Dragon Your Feet, can be read in order or as standalones.
Story Note:
While this cozy fantasy mystery is mostly clean, it does feature a lusty, chain-smoking unicorn who makes more than a few naughty innuendos, a dragon who drinks, a tiny bit of mild swearing, and (obviously) a murder or two along the way.
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