Fans of the perennially popular Candy-Coated Mystery series featuring Allie McMurphy are treated to a holiday e-novella in which Allie’s frequent sleuthing partner Carol Tunisian gets mixed up in a holiday homicide. ’TIS THE SEASON FOR FUDGE—AND SLEUTHING Carol is looking forward to finishing plans for the Mackinac Island Senior Center Christmas Ball. But when she arrives at the center, she finds the door jimmied open and a dead man inside. The victim is a local senior who seems to have been sleeping in the center at night—but why? Although she promises Officer Rex Manning not to involve her book club in solving the mystery, Carol finds a way to fudge around that. Rallying her troop of silver-haired sleuths—and with some support from Ally in between her batches of Christmas fudge -- Carol sets out to discover which grinch tried to steal this Christmas. All she wants from Santa is to get this case wrapped up with a bow! Praise for Nancy Coco and the Candy-Coated Mysteries ** “ I will be counting down the days until the next mystery with Allie McMurphy.” — Cozy Mystery Book Reviews “Full of disguises, danger, and one determined amateur sleuth.” — Fresh Fiction “A sweet series for cozy mystery readers.”— Parkersburg News & Sentinel Help support pet adoption—see details inside.