Here's a good book to read around Halloween: Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop, by Emmeline Duncan. It says on the cover it's the first in a new series. :-) The small town of Elyan Hollow, Oregon has a Halloween theme year 'round. It is close to Halloween now, and the excitement is building as there are lectures from favorite authors, games, and mazes ... which is where a body is found. There is a film crew in town working on an upcoming spooky show of some sort. They, well some of them, do not make themselves welcome! Family secrets emerge, and decades old feuds, the list of suspects grows ... and grows.

Canadian Reader left this on my TBR shelf: The Dog Across the Lake, one of the Paws and Claws Mystery books by Krista Davis. I've read others by this author, but not yet this series, and even though this is not the first, it was not hard to figure out the characters. This time the small town is designed to be a destination for folks who like to vacation with their pets, and boy, does the staff cater to them or what! (There are recipes for pets with allergies in the back, too). When a strange dog appears the mystery begins, and then a body is found, in a tent across the lake. Turns out the dog belongs to Holly's cousin, who has come as a surprise for his grandmother's upcoming party. He is with someone hiding out from an abusive husband, who may or may not be tracking her. Lots of twists and turns!

Reading Hermit With Dog