Mystery
Death of a Wicked Witch
2020·320 pages
In off-season Bar Harbor, food columnist Hayley Powell befriends newcomer Trudy Lancaster, whose food truck caters a Halloween party—until Trudy is murdered inside it by carbon monoxide.
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In off-season Bar Harbor, food columnist Hayley Powell befriends newcomer Trudy Lancaster, whose food truck caters a Halloween party—until Trudy is murdered inside it by carbon monoxide.
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Bar Harbor, Maine, is quieter in the off-season, but the population has just increased a bit with the arrival of Ted and Trudy Lancaster. Ted’s taking over for a retiring minister, and Trudy runs a food truck called Wicked ’Wiches. When she stops in at the Island Times office to place an ad, Hayley happily devours the sample sub Trudy offers—and the two become fast friends. When Trudy tragically dies in her truck while catering a Halloween party, suspicion falls on a cranky, competitive caterer ...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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No sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Moderate violence with a murder by carbon monoxide poisoning; no graphic gore.
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language mentioned.
Substance use
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Minor mention of smoking; Hayley urges her husband to quit.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ characters or themes present.
Religious content
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Minor religious elements with a minister character and church setting.
Magic & witchcraft
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Minor Halloween witch themes; costumes and event, not occult practices.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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No political or ideological messaging present.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide themes present.
Abuse & suffering
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No abuse or systemic suffering depicted.
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