
Murder Most Haunted
A Novel
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 7, 2025
An unforgettable heroine is faced with an unbelievable crime in this snarky, charming locked-room mystery that asks: would you rather be snowed-in with a ghost, or a murderer?
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- Who it’s for
- A cozy mystery with a neatly spooky title and easy, decorative appeal.
- Genres
- Cozy Paranormal Mysteries, Ghost Stories, Cozy Holiday Mysteries
- Published
- HarperCollins, October 7, 2025
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An unforgettable heroine is faced with an unbelievable crime in this snarky, charming locked-room mystery that asks: would you rather be snowed-in with a ghost, or a murderer? A grand country estate. On her last day as a detective, Midge McGowan is given the retirement present from hell: a ticket to a haunted house tour.
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She’ll have to spend a weekend ghost-hunting in an isolated mansion with a group of misfits, including a know-it-all paranormal investigator and a has-been pop star. A puzzle that can't be solved. The guests soon realize that the house has a mind of its own… and that they might not be the only ones there. An eerie figure appears on the property, and then the unthinkable happens: someone is murdered in a room that’s been locked from the inside. A ghostly weekend they might not survive. When a blizzard cuts the group off from help, the house’s own dark secrets begin to surface, and Midge can’t shake the creeping sense that they are walking into a nightmare. Could a ghost really be responsible? Or is the culprit one the guests, who have somehow, impossibly, endeared themselves to Midge?
Cozy Haunting
A cozy mystery with a neatly spooky title and easy, decorative appeal.
Come here for
- cozy mystery atmosphere
- giftable, shelf-friendly appeal
Expect
- amateur sleuth focus
- women-detective framing
Where it sits
| Cozy Paranormal Mysteries | 66% |
|---|---|
| Cozy Holiday Mysteries | 53% |
| Ghost Stories | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Ghost Stories
- Funny Fiction
- British Mystery
- Women Detectives
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- Cozy Mysteries
- Amateur Sleuths
- The Occult & Supernatural
- Suspense
- Authors
- Emma Mason
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 7, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Ghost Stories