After a chaos-filled summer, Kiko and Dom are ready to ease into a more laidback autumn and really put in some quality time together. Allowing Dom's ex roommate to crash with them, however, turns out to be a mistake when the guy won't leave.<br><br>Dom struggles to cope as Travis dredges up things from his past he'd rather not remember and slowly casts doubts on his relationship with Kiko. Just when the tension seems to be too much, a murder after a Halloween party reignites the spark between Kiko and Dom.<br><br>But when the body count begins to rise, it becomes clear that this is no ordinary killer. With few leads and no end to places the murderer could strike, this could either be a Halloween for Kiko and Dom to remember, or their very last.

Deal with the Deviled Eggs

“You’re like, the detective guy, right?” he asked as Dom backed out.


“Sherlock Holmes,” said Dom, but Chad was already turning to Kiko.


“Boss, what are you? Like the Peanut Guy?”


Dom waited until Kiko groaned before laughing. 17


Lucy’s Pumpkins was out near the apple orchard and Owen’s place, and it was easy for Kiko to direct Dom there. Every year the woman held a Drunk-O-Lantern event, where she stocked up on cheap wine and discount snacks from Gord’s, and extended an open invitation for everyone in Mount Angus to come over, carve up the unsold pumpkins in the field, and get drunk. Lucy had to be seventy now but she seemed ageless to Kiko; he could remember going to Drunk-O-Lanterns with his mother, father, and sister in high school.


Chapter 58