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Death of a Tom Turkey
Cozy mystery
Death of a Tom Turkey
Part of the Hayley Powell Mystery series
336 pages · First published 2025
Bar Harbor restaurateur and food writer Hayley Powell is preparing for Thanksgiving when a turkey farmer is injured at a shooting event. The quarrelsome man believes someone targeted him, and his later death gives Hayley a complicated collection of possible suspects. Property disputes and old resentments make the case harder to untangle as the holiday approaches. Readers who enjoy food-centered mysteries and coastal Maine communities will find a Thanksgiving investigation with plenty of prickly personalities.
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Shooting injury; murder.
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Cranberry Orange Ginger Punch
Cranberry, orange, and ginger offer a lively companion to a holiday food mystery.
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- Combine orange and cranberry juices over ice, top with ginger ale, and stir gently.
- Garnish: Orange wheel.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Hot Toddy
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A warming toddy suits a chilly coastal Thanksgiving and Hayley's tangled investigation.
What you'll need
- 1.5 oz whiskey
- 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice ↗
- 2 tsp honey, adjusted to taste ↗
- 4 oz hot water
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How to mix it
- Stir honey and hot water in a heatproof mug until the honey dissolves. Add whiskey and lemon juice; stir gently.
- Garnish: Lemon slice and cinnamon stick.
- Glassware: Heatproof mug.
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