Tipping the Scales: A Circus of Unusual Creatures Mystery. The Circus of Unusual Creatures, #2

Mix furious dwarves, spoiled iguanas, and a unicorn trying to steal the spotlight, and you've got the perfect recipe for deadly trouble. "What a stunning sequel! This was a charming tale of dragons, deception, and dastardly deeds, and I loved every minute of it." "The series keeps getting better..." "The book is an excellent read, very funny - I was kept on the edge of my seat not knowing what was going to happen next.
Well worth reading and looking forward to the next installment in this hilarious series."  When his circus arrives for a week of shows in Salem, Ely Zinzendorf ("Zin") can't afford to take on any new acts. After all, finances are tight and, just like all other satyrs, he really hates departing with a single penny. But when the vivacious Ella Penn shows up looking for work, well, you can't say no to vivaciousness, can you?Ella quickly raises the hackles of the Dumble Dwarves, the Flying Flynns, and even the peace-loving centaur Flora.
So when Ella's pet iguana turns up dead, it's assumed the death was no mere accident. Eager to try his claws at investigating again, Duncan, self-appointed detecting dragon, is on what appears to be a case of murderous revenge faster than you can say 'omelet'. Trouble is, everyone has an alibi. Everyone, that is, except Ella's ex-boyfriend, the broken-hearted Prince Swan. Despite having the perfect motive, he swears he didn't do it.
Still, any dragon worth his sleuthing salt has to question the truth of that when, soon after Prince shows up, the body count starts to climb and Duncan finds himself with more clues than he can handle. In this second book of the comic cozy fantasy series that combines mythical beasts with murderous mayhem, tempers are sizzling, the clues are confounding, and the twists have nothing to do with the Flying Flynns' trapeze act.
If you like comic fantasy whodunnits that combine murderous mayhem and mythical beasts, you'll love this second installment of the Circus of Unusual Creatures Mysteries. Don't miss the show. Grab your front row seat for Tipping the Scales today.~ ~ ~Tipping the Scales is the second book in the Circus of Unusual Creatures Mysteries where "laughs will be heard." Other books include Hoard It All Before, Fangs a Million, Too Claws for Comfort, and The Scales of Justice.
The books can be read in order or as stanndalone stories. Set in a 1930s that's just a tad different than what you're used to, The Circus of Unusual Creatures is a delightfully humorous cozy mystery series that features a detecting dragon, an aura-spotting centaur, a chain-smoking unicorn, and plenty of other quirky characters getting into all kinds of trouble as they stumble their way through clues, crimes, and perfectly cooked omelets.
Story Note: While this laugh-out-loud fantasy mystery is mostly clean, it does have a lusty, chain-smoking unicorn who utters a few innuendos, a dragon who drinks, a tiny bit of mild swearing, and (obviously) there's a murder or two along the way.