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Haunted Hayride with Murder: An Otter Lake Mystery Kindle Edition

by Auralee Wallace (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.3 43 ratings

Book 6 of 6: An Otter Lake Mystery

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Erica Bloom and Otter Lake Security are once again on the case in Haunted Hayride with Murder, the next installment in the hilarious Otter Lake mystery series.

Trick-or-treating just got a whole lot deadlier.

Erica Bloom is loving everything about autumn this year in Otter Lake, New Hampshire: changing leaves, apple cider, cozy sweaters… and the warm and fuzzy relationship that’s heating up between her and Sheriff Grady Forrester. But when some local teens out to find some Halloween thrills come across a boot with a dead man’s foot bones still inside it, a chilling new reality comes into play.

Everyone in Otter Lake knows about the age-old witch who haunts the apple orchard bordering the White Mountains. So when the bones turn out to belong to a long-gone local with a scandalous connection to the orchard, stories of the spooky figure roaming the forests at night once again rise up from the past. Now it’s up to Erica and the rest of the Otter Lake Security team to expose the identity of the killer. Will they be able to lay this ghost to rest…or will this witch hunt be their last?

The Otter Lake series is:

“A frolicking good time...with a heroine who challenges Stephanie Plum for the title of funniest sleuth.”—New York Times bestselling author Denise Swanson

“Wonderfully entertaining!” —RT Book Reviews

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About the Author

Auralee Wallace is the author of the Otter Lake Mystery series which includes Skinny Dipping with Murder and Pumpkin Picking with Murder. She has played many roles in her life, including college professor, balloon seller, and collections agent. When this semi-natural blonde mother of three children (and psychiatric nurse to two rescue cats) isn't writing humorous novels about quirky characters, she can often be found pontificating about the Golden Age of soap operas or warring with a family of peregrine falcons for the rights to her backyard.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B079DVKKDD
Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's Paperbacks (September 25, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 25, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1804 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 320 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,749,794 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #6,861 in Witch & Wizard Mysteries
- #9,391 in Ghost Mysteries
- #11,494 in Amateur Sleuth Mysteries (Kindle Store)

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Auralee Wallace is the author of multiple novels, including the Otter Lake mystery series. She has an undergraduate degree in psychology and a Master’s degree in English literature, and she worked in the publishing industry for a number of years before teaching at the college level. She lives in Ottawa with her family.

Auralee is represented by Natalie Lakosil, Looking Glass Literary and Media.

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Mackie's mommy

Another witty installment

Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2018

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I have read the entire Otter Lake Mystery series and found this one witty and fast moving as the other five. The ending is a bit different, but nevertheless the constant banter between Erica and Freddie is funny and page turning. Love all the characters in this series. They are very quirky!

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2018

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I like the way the author approached this story. You have an unexpected twist at the end that never crossed your mind.

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2018

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I have every one of this series. Funny mysteries with great characters and situations. Each book is as great as the last. If you need mood pick me up or just want to laugh out loud this series is for you. Wish I lived in a town like this.

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Linda

Great series of mystery books!

Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2019

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This book arrived on time and is in excellent condition. I can't wait to get to it as this series is very entertaining. They always have a good mystery, but blend in fun and interesting times with the sheriff, the best friend, the mother and the fat cat!

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2018

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Another great Otter Lake book! I was actually forcing myself to read more slowly to make it last longer. I love this series. It's laugh-out-loud funny. I might've snorted at a couple of points. The only bad thing is I'm now caught up on this series, and have to wait for the next installment.

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Trina Nycol

You'll laugh out loud!

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2018

You'll enjoy Haunted Hayride with Murder; it will have you laughing out loud. Auralee Wallace’s sixth book in the Otter Lake Mystery, Haunted Hayride with Murder was a fun read filled with mirth galore and interesting characters. Although it's the 6th book in the series, you can read start with it and not feel lost however after reading this latest installment, you'll want to read the other books in the series.

I received a review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley for my honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

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Erica Bloom and Otter Lake Security are once again on the case in Haunted Hayride with Murder, the next installment in the hilarious Otter Lake mystery series.

Trick-or-treating just got a whole lot deadlier.

Erica Bloom is loving everything about autumn this year in Otter Lake, New Hampshire: changing leaves, apple cider, cozy sweaters… and the warm and fuzzy relationship that’s heating up between her and Sheriff Grady Forrester. But when some local teens out to find some Halloween thrills come across a boot with a dead man’s foot bones still inside it, a chilling new reality comes into play. Everyone in Otter Lake knows about the age-old witch who haunts the apple orchard bordering the White Mountains. So when the bones turn out to belong to a long-gone local with a scandalous connection to the orchard, stories of the spooky figure roaming the forests at night once again rise up from the past. Now it’s up to Erica and the rest of the Otter Lake Security team to expose the identity of the killer. Will they be able to lay this ghost to rest…or will this witch hunt be their last?

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2018

I have not read any of the other books in this series. In this book, it is almost Halloween, and the Otter Lake Security team is working security at the local apple orchard, which offers attractions during this holiday season. Their job is to ensure the security of the orchard and of those who come for the attractions and to keep the local teenagers out of the nearby woods, as they search for local legendary apple witch. The witch is supposed to come out at night and to do all sorts of harmful things to anyone who dares to go into the woods. During a quick chase of local teens through the woods, Erica Bloom and her partner Freddie, who are working the security detail, discover an abandoned boot that just happens to have the decayed remains of a foot. Naturally, everyone begins to speculate about whose foot the boot contains. It is obvious that someone has died and possibly even been murdered. Quickly, everyone concluded the boot belonged to a murdered man, Danny, who had disappeared a while ago. However, Danny’s social media, complete with pictures and notes about Vegas, confirms the missing Danny has just left Otter lake for Vegas and is not the dead body to whom the decaying foot belongs. Erica and the rest of her team quickly become involved in the mystery of whose food was found, who was really killed (or possibly died from who knows what) along with the local sheriff, who just happens to be in an on-again/off-again relationship with Erica. They find several clues and move through many twists and turns as they all try to figure out just what has happened in Otter Lake.

I really did not enjoy reading this book. I never did grow to like Erica, and her side-kick Freddie drove me crazy with his naivety and lack of basic understanding, knowledge and common sense. There was no real chemistry between Erica and the sheriff, though they had been and were still going in and out of a relationship. The other characters, especially the Honeycutt family members who owned the orchard, also were not done very well, in my opinion, and I never did grow to like any of them. Finally, the ending was flat, and finding out who had committed the murder really didn’t provide a very satisfied conclusion for me. After reading this book, I am not really sure if I will go look for the others in the series or anything else the author has written. I guess her style was just not for me. However, based on the reviews I have read, others do enjoy her stuff. Thus, another reader might enjoy the story and the others in the series. I received this from NetGalley to read and review.

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2018

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Fun characters and a full. Mystery. This installment was.my favorite. Hoping the next in the series will keep Grady treating his gal like an equal.