Chocolate a la Murder: A Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mystery

by Kirsten Weiss

As the proprietor of San Benedetto’s Paranormal Museum, Maddie Kosloski is always in need of ways to generate extra income so she can move out of her aunt’s garage apartment.  The cities current Wine and Chocolate Days event is pulling in the customers and the addition of the haunted Mexican whisk called a molinillo, used to create a special chocolate drink that rattles when someone tells a lie, is a hit. However, the late delivery of purchased chocolate from the exclusive Reign chocolate shop leads Maddie to the discovery of one of the partner’s body, covered in chocolate.  Her best friend’s wedding stress adding to Maddie’s woes along with her former beau, Mason popping in and out of the museum and acting suspicious. I mean, seriously?  How ‘normal’ can things be when you run a paranormal museum? 

In this fourth installment of this series, Weiss packs in a detailed filled mystery.  She’s not heavy handed with the details of how the murder takes place but gives us just enough detail that you really need to pay attention as you read.  The series is filled with realistic characters and fun items that make you wish you had a paranormal museum in your town.  I often wonder how she discovers the items Maddie adds to her museum collection and Herb, her supplier, is a laugh out loud character.  Weiss’s series is sprinkled with situations that lighten up the darker moments and Maddie’s curiosity and conscience often lead her to trouble.  This is a great addition to this mystery series and I can’t wait to see what kind of trouble Maddie gets into next time.

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I wish to thank the publisher and NetGalley for providing an Advanced Reader’s Copy for my honest review and no monetary compensation was provided for my review.

PUB:  Midnight Ink

PUB DATE:  March 8, 2019

ISBN:  9780798757131

Genre:  Cozy Mystery