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Holiday gala turns deadly; can Merry save her friend and solve the crime?
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'Tis the Season to Be Scary

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  • Hardcover

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    8 September 2026

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Summary

It’s time for spirits to come out and play in the ninth Year-Round Christmas mystery by national bestselling author Vicki Delany.

It’s Halloween, and the townsfolk of Rudolph, New York, are donning masks and costumes for the Yuletide Inn’s grand fundraising gala to support the local hospital. Shop owner Merry Wilkinson has yet another treat to celebrate: Her best friend, Vicky Casey, has a new cookbook set to publish. Vicky’s publishers, a prominent critic of her book, and a former op…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9798892426633
Author:Vicky Delany
Publisher:Crooked Lane Books
Imprint:Crooked Lane Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:8 September 2026
Weight:567g
Dimensions:140mm x 210mm
Series:Year-Round Christmas Mystery
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'Tis the Season to Be Scary by Vicky Delany - ISBN: 9798892426633
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

Praise for ‘Tis the Season to Be Scary:
“Murder turns a fundraiser into a disaster … [Merry] the clever sleuth has a full lineup of suspects, plus help from the spirit world.”
—Kirkus

“The small town cast of characters, including a couple of dogs, are fun and quirky. Fans of the series will enjoy this one.”
—Red Carpet Crash

“This Halloween cozy gem will give you a delightful Halloween mystery while easing you into the Christmas Season – it simply can’t be helped!”
—Wonder Women Sixty

About The Author

Vicky Delany

Vicki Delany is one of Canada’s most prolific and varied crime writers and a national bestseller in the United States. She has written more than fifty books, spanning clever cozies, Gothic thrillers, gritty police procedurals, historical fiction, and novellas for adult literacy.

She is a past chair of the Crime Writers of Canada and a cofounder and organizer of the Women Killing It Crime Writing Festival. In 2019, she received the Derrick Murdoch Award for her contributions to Canadian crime writing.

Vicki lives in Prince Edward County, Ontario.

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