Candy Coated Secrets (Summer Meadows Mystery Series #2) (Heartsong Presents Mysteries #48) [Mass Market Paperback]

Cynthia Hickey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 20, 2009

Who would have thought leading an elephant down Highway 64 could lead to murder?

 

When a carnival train crashes in front of Summer Meadows' house, she does what comes naturally she acts without thinking and volunteers to lead an elephant a mile down the road to the fairground. The animal's trainer follows close behind but disappears when they reach their destination. When Summer goes looking for her, she finds something altogether different. A woman hanging dead in the shower of one of the trailers.

 

Despite her boyfriend, Ethan Banning's's advise, Summer sets out to solve this murder, resulting in a carnival slew of mishaps and adventure. Not only for herself, but for Ethan too. Not wanting her out of his sight, Ethan tags along on nighttime stakeouts, almost making Summer forget why they spied in the first place. When his life is in danger, Summer faces a life-long fear to rescue the man she loves.

 

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc. (January 20, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1602601852
• ISBN-13: 978-1602601857
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,188,283 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Cynthia Hickey has been making up stories since she was a child. How fortunate that she finally found an outlet for her, uh, fictional tellings. She lives in Arizona with her husband and two of their seven children plus a dog, two cats, two birds, and a snake named Flash.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, adventure and chocolate too!, April 26, 2009

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Delia Latham "Inspirational Romance Author" (Okmulgee, OK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Candy Coated Secrets (Summer Meadows Mystery Series #2) (Heartsong Presents Mysteries #48) (Mass Market Paperback)

Summer Meadows doesn't seek out trouble, but it seems to find her at every turn.

It's not Summer's fault when a carnival train crashes in front of her house. And what Christian-minded, kind-hearted young woman wouldn't agree to help out in the midst of the chaos? But only Summer is likely to take on single-handedly escorting a cantankerous elephant to the fairgrounds. A full mile. On foot.

The elephant's trainer is nowhere to be found when Summer finally arrives, towing her over-sized charge. By now, having been sprayed with the contents of the animal's nose and repeatedly pushed and shoved by its massive trunk, our heroine is more than a little ill-tempered. She sets off in search of the missing woman, but finds instead a dead body hanging in a shower. It's plainly murder, and the feisty candy-store owner can't be persuaded to stay out of it.

What follows is a carnival house of fun and folly when wanna-be sleuth Summer, Aunt Eunice, and even boyfriend Ethan - to the extreme frustration of Summer's cousin, the chief of police - poke into shadowy corners of a third-rate carnival/circus seeking answers that become more elusive with every clue.

Candy-Coated Secrets is number two in the Summer Meadows Mystery collection from Heartsong Presents Mysteries. Author Cynthia Hickey delivers a well-written tale packed plumb full of family fun, quirky humor, a few moments of truly scary suspense, and even some porch swing romancin'. Truly enjoyable. Y'all won't wanta miss this little candy-coated confection!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Candy Coated Secrets, September 7, 2009

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Nellie Webb - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Candy Coated Secrets (Summer Meadows Mystery Series #2) (Heartsong Presents Mysteries #48) (Mass Market Paperback)

Suspense and action with every sentence. Great writer! I read the book, then let my 14 year old granddaughter read it because it was very cleanly written. I appreciate that in a writer. She couldn't wait to read the next one which I had also gotten. Now we are awaiting "Pursued by Evil". Thanks Cynthia for some decent, exciting reading.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful page turner, June 29, 2009

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Kari Sutton (Jerusalem, Ar) - See all my reviews
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This book is a page turner with the mystery that leaves you quessing until the end. A great read.