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Tipping the Scales: A Circus of Unusual Creatures Mystery
Paperback
Series: The Circus of Unusual Creatures, Book 2
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Jun 7 2022
Pages: 372
Weight: 1.04
Height: 0.83 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Mix furious dwarves, spoiled iguanas, and a unicorn trying to steal the spotlight, and you've got the perfect recipe for deadly trouble.
If you like comic fantasy whodunnits that combine murderous mayhem and mythical beasts, you'll love this second installment of the Circus of Unusual Creatures Mysteries.
When his circus arrives for a week of shows in Salem, Ely Zinzendorf (Zin) can't afford to take on any new acts. After all, finances are tight and, just like all other satyrs, he really hates parting with a single penny. But when the vivacious Ella Penn shows up looking for work, well, you can't say no to vivaciousness, can you?
Ella quickly raises the hackles of the Dumble Dwarves, the Flying Flynns, and even the peace-loving centaur Flora. So when Ella's pet iguana turns up dead, it's assumed the death was no mere accident.
Eager to try his claws at investigating again, Duncan, self-appointed detecting dragon, is on what appears to be a case of murderous revenge faster than you can say omelet.
Trouble is, everyone has an alibi. Everyone, that is, except Ella's ex-boyfriend, the broken-hearted Prince Swan. Despite having the perfect motive, he swears he didn't do it. Still, any dragon worth his sleuthing salt has to question the truth of that when, soon after Prince shows up, the body count starts to climb and Duncan finds himself with more clues than he can handle.
In this second book of the comic cozy fantasy series, tempers are sizzling, the clues are confounding, and the twists have nothing to do with the Flying Flynns' trapeze act.
Don't miss the show. Grab your front-row seat for Tipping the Scales today.
Perfect for fans of:
- Comic fantasy & cozy mystery mashups with murderous mayhem, mythical beasts, and plenty of screwball humor
- Offbeat magical sleuths, including a detecting dragon, an aura-spotting centaur, and a unicorn who's determined to steal the spotlight
- Lighthearted, fair-play whodunnits where everyone has a motive, everyone has an alibi, and the clues aren't always what they seem
- A circus-themed magical world where mythical creatures are the stars of the show, omelets are plentiful, and sleuthing chaos keeps everyone on their claws, paws, and hooves
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 plenty of other quirky characters stumbling their way through clues, crimes, and perfectly cooked omelets.
Books in the series include Beast or Famine and Too Claws for Comfort, and can be read in order or as standalone stories.
Story Note:
While this laugh-out-loud fantasy mystery is mostly clean, it does feature a lusty, chain-smoking unicorn who utters a few innuendos, a dragon who drinks, a tiny bit of mild swearing, and (obviously) a murder or two along the way.
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