Get Your Halloween Reads!

It’s that time of year! Pumpkins and fake body parts appear in yards, and our minds turn to murder… mysteries.

I have pulled together a variety of books that are Halloween themed or touch on Halloween in their plots. My recently released medical thriller below, Doctored Death, for example, does not have a Halloween theme, but does take place around Halloween and includes a Halloween masquerade charity ball.

Doctored Death

Something just doesn’t add up.

Assistant Medical Examiner Kenzie Kirsch thinks that the deaths from Champlain House are linked by more than place. If she is right in her theory, the nursing homes, emergency rooms and the morgue are all going to be overwhelmed.

Only she can’t get anyone to listen to her. The suggestion of a public health hazard may cause widespread panic, and it is a really bad time politically to be spreading gossip about an unknown contagion.
The CDC needs proof.

And Kenzie Kirsch needs to be silenced.
One way or another.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It’s kind of scary because it’s not hard to believe what happened in the book, could happen in the real world.

If you are a reader of the Zachary Goldman Mysteries series, you have already met Kenzie Kirsch. This series is a spinoff from Zachary Goldman Mysteries, giving Kenzie a front-and-center position in solving medical mysteries.

Looking for a strong female lead in an engaging medical mystery? Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling Author P.D. Workman brings you an up-and-coming Medical Examiner’s Assistant who is right up your alley.

Join Dr. Kenzie Kirsch as she uncovers mysteries, conspiracies, and thrills!

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Muffins Masks Murder

Back in Bald Eagle Falls, Erin needs a vacation from her vacation. But she doesn’t get much of a chance to relax and get back to normal before the unthinkable happens.

This time, she is not the suspect in a murder investigation, her sweetheart Officer Terry Piper is. Could he have been pushed too far by drug runner Bo Biggles? Did he cross the line? Or is it someone else in the community, someone who might be close to Erin?

Jail is not a safe place for a cop, and Erin is desperate to figure out the guilty party before Terry is taken into custody.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This was an extraordinary book! Erins boyfriend is being questioned about a murder of a prisoner in his jail. Erin is intent on getting Terry freed from the possibilities of being charged. The storyline was amazing! It was a sit on the edge of your seat mystery!

Like baking mysteries? Cats, dogs, and other pets? Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling Author P.D. Workman brings readers back to small town Bald Eagle Falls for another culinary cozy mystery to be solved by gluten-free baker Erin Price and her friends.

Have your gluten-free cake and eat it too. Sink your teeth into this sweet treat now!

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Witch-Free Halloween

In a town as full of secrets as Bald Eagle Falls, what’s one more?

Erin Price, gluten-free baker turned sleuth and her assistant and best friend, Vic are looking forward to their first Halloween in Bald Eagle Falls. But circumstances combine against them, and they face a problem that could mean the end to Auntie Clem’s Bakery. 

This Halloween short, part of the Auntie Clem’s Bakery series, is only available through my website. If you are following the series, be sure to pick it up!

And more!

Not spooky enough? Don’t leave without checking these ones out!

Frankie B All Hallows Keep

With her magical powers returning, the world is Frankie’s oyster. But which world will she choose? And is the choice even going to be hers.

Still struggling with the freaky new powers she’s inherited from some long-lost – and more than likely alien – relative, Frankie’s itching to track down Mimi Merriweather. The old-aged time-lord is the key to the ultimate fate of her dad, and Frankie wants answers.

She’s going to let nothing stand in the way of finding her missing father, or what’s left of him. If this means breaking a few coven rules and crossing into a realm where Mimi rules the roost, then so be it. If she finds more relatives than she’s expecting, then she’ll deal with it. It’s not like she can do worse than the two-faced, conniving pirates she’s already found. Can she?

Join Frankie and Dex on yet another adventure as they take on Mimi and the Werealls. Never mind that this combo sounds like sixties pop band, they’re a formidable foe and one that will see Frankie and Zane closer than ever.

Halloween in Cherry Hills

Halloween has arrived in Cherry Hills, Washington—the worst time of the year for a black cat to disappear.

Coming home to discover a beloved fur baby has gone missing is every pet parent’s worst nightmare. But that’s exactly what happens to Cherry Hills High School teacher Tracy Montgomery. The question is, did Midnight escape, or was he catnapped?

With all evidence suggesting the friendly black cat didn’t sneak out on his own, Kat Harper and her fellow Furry Friends Foster Families animal rescue volunteers take it upon themselves to locate the elusive feline and reunite him with his frantic owner. Unfortunately, their only leads turn out to be a scrap of paper and the neighborhood witch’s cryptic vision. But the lack of clues isn’t going to deter Kat. Halloween is fast approaching, and giving up now could very well mean letting an animal thief triumph.

Murky Passions and Scandals

Murky weather in store… with a chance of fatal storms.

After Raina Sun witnesses a kidnapping, the victim shows up unharmed and claims she was at a day spa.

The case grows even murkier when Raina’s client, the husband of the supposed victim, is found dead at the old pumpkin patch, the site for a contentious new mall development. Raina’s new boss seems more worried about collecting their fee than finding the killer.

To make matters worse, Raina’s sister plans a getaway weekend in Lake Tahoe to revive her marriage, landing Raina with a tornado of a three-year-old.

A kidnapping, a dead client, and an energetic preschooler–Raina’s weekend goes from bad to worse. Can Raina see her way clear to the end, or will a storm come crashing down when the murderer realizes she’s hot on the trail?

Killer Score

Obsession is a dangerous thing, especially if you’re the target…

Detective Evan Gallagher has exchanged his job as an FBI agent for a position within Ireland’s police force. An Garda Síochána rarely deals with serious crime, and Evan thinks Dublin will be a quiet place to start over—but he learns otherwise.

Psychologist Chelsea Campbell never thought that volunteering as a profiler for the Garda would change her life so drastically—until Detective Gallagher calls her to a murder scene in the middle of the night.

Is this a one-time impulse, or is the killer’s agenda only starting? As hard as Chelsea and Evan struggle to solve the case, neither of them expects a second dead body so soon. Working against the clock, they have to win this cat-and-mouse game before the killer claims the next intended victim—which happens to be one of them.


RONE AWARD WINNER BEST SUSPENSE/THRILLER 2021

The Samhain Island Murders

And then there was murder…

Wren has been invited to a Halloween Ball on Samhain Island. She knows it might be a trap set by Kerry, but she has a plan of her own to capture her mortal enemy once and for all.

The party doesn’t get off to a great start. The boat blows up, the boat captain is murdered, and a massive hurricane is moving in. Wren and her bodyguard Johnny are trapped on the island with a killer – a killer who has a grudge to settle, a killer who might not be Kerry after all.

Wren probably wished she stayed at home.

Once Upon a Halloween

Once Upon a hallowed eve…

Halloween, the day where the veil between the normal and the paranormal is as thin as a whisker on a witch’s chin…

Twenty-three original cozy mystery stories cook up tales of fun, mayhem, and murder!

With a sprinkle of seniors with sharp minds and smart mouths, a dash of witches with familiars and more sass than sense, and a pinch of whodunits in quaint little towns.

Once Upon a Halloween has your next favorite author. Who will it be?

The Thicket

WOULD YOU RECOGNIZE A REAL SCREAM AT HALLOWEEN?

Norah Lewis ignored her brother’s screams in the haunted house that night. Because none of it was supposed to be real. Not the blood. Not the butcher knives. And not the bodies.

Tormented by survivor’s guilt and seeking answers, Norah secretly plans to retrace her brother’s final steps.

But the killer hasn’t chosen his hunting ground at random. And his sights are set on the hordes of thrill seekers still lining up to visit the notorious haunted house.

This time, Norah will run toward the screams—no matter the cost.


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