If you like fantastical mysteries that mix in laughs with murderous mayhem and mythical beasts, youâll love this first book in the Circus of Unusual Creatures series!
What readers are saying...
"Very funny and laughs out loud will be heard when reading itâĻthis was so good l read it in one sitting couldn't put it down!"
"What a truly FUN, lighthearted read, full of fantastical and lovable characters!"
"What a fun circus-themed murder mystery! âĻI really think [Tammie] outdid herself with this book."
"I loved the humourâĻ I loved the way the story was written. The characters are very believable, and the way the mystery unravels is very well craftedâĻ"
Like any traveling circus, Zinâs has hair-raising acts and fried food on sticks. But itâs also got an aura-spotting centaur, a chain-smoking unicorn, and an omelet-addicted dragon. Oh, and a body in the center ring.
Duncan -- aka "Brutus Fangwrath, Deadliest Dragon in the West" -- wakes one morning to find his best friend isnât just sleeping off a hangover. Heâs been murdered.
Suspicion for the crime quickly turns to the circusâs new hire, Cordelia Quinn. After all, sheâs got motive, she's got means, and sheâs got loads of circumstantial evidence stacked against her.
When it looks like no one else is going to step in to help Cordelia, itâs up to Duncan to ponder the puzzling clues, prove Cordeliaâs innocence, and pry open a troubling secret along the way.
As soon as heâs done with his omelet, that is.
Set in a 1930s thatâs just a tad different than what youâre used to, Hoard it all Before is the start of a delightfully humorous mystery series with plenty of tantalizing twists, a troupe of quirky characters, and death-defying feats both in and beyond the big top.
Hoard It All Before is the first in the Circus of Unusual Creatures mysteries. Other titles includeâĻ
* Tipping the Scales
* Fangs A Million
* Beast or Famine (which is another great place to start the series)
Note: While this cozy mystery is mostly clean, it does have a lusty, chain-smoking unicorn who makes more than a few naughty innuendos, a dragon that drinks heavily, a tiny bit of swearing, and (obviously) thereâs a murder along the way.