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The trail leads Rowan and Nyx to the mayor’s mansion. Sweetening sugar is in the kitchen—and so is Jeff Baker’s stolen family cookbook. All the clues have converged in one room. But have they found the thief? #FantasyMystery #TalkingCat
One month later, Rowan and Nyx return to the bakery for a detective’s well-earned reward: a free pastry every day. But there’s unexpected happy news waiting, too. What case should Rowan and Nyx investigate next? #FantasyMystery #TalkingCat
The stolen cookbook. The mysterious pastries. A city full of bad tempers. Rowan and Nyx finally discover how they fit together—and learn someone else has access to the magic. Who turned a pleasing pastry into a weapon? #FantasyMystery #TalkingCat
A sugar-covered pastry shouldn’t taste bitter. But it does. Then Nyx smells something strange about the sugar—and tests the clue against her own salmon. What’s hidden inside the mysterious pastries? The Forbidden Pastries — Ep. 5 #FantasyMystery #TalkingCat
Rowan and Nyx have found Jeff Baker’s employee. By the end of the interview, Nyx reached a conclusion. Elizabeth didn’t steal the cookbook. But she is hiding something. 🔎🐈⬛ The Forbidden Pastries — Episode 4: The Baker’s Assistant #FantasyMystery #MagicalMystery #TalkingCat #FantasyDetective
Arguments are erupting in the streets. Even the police admit it's getting worse. Whatever is happening, Rowan and Nyx have just found themselves in the middle of another mystery. Unfortunately, they already have one. 🔎🐈⬛🥐 The Forbidden Pastries — Episode 3: The City Goes Sour
Someone stole Jeff Baker’s family’s handwritten cookbook and he desperately wants it back. But Jeff isn’t telling them everything. 🔎🐈⬛📖 The Forbidden Pastries — Episode 2: His Employee #FantasyMystery #MagicalMystery #TalkingCat #FantasyDetective #VictorianFantasy #MalkinMysteries
A quiet morning. A free pastry. An angry stranger. Then Rowan and Nyx return to their office and find a nervous baker waiting for them. The police won’t investigate. When Rowan asks what the thief took, the baker gives an answer neither detective expects: “My life.” A new fantasy mystery begins. 🔎🐈⬛🥐
Rowan & Nyx will return next week with an all new mystery, so stay tuned!
Some promises last a lifetime. Some gifts cannot be earned. Only given. 🐾 The Haunted Carousel Part 6. Would you have made the same choice? Follow for the next mystery. #FantasyMystery #MysterySeries #TalkingCats #MagicalCats #FantasyBooks #FairyFolklore #CozyFantasy #BookTok #MalkinMysteries
The mystery isn't waiting for another clue. It's waiting for the truth. 🐾 The Haunted Carousel continues in Part 5. Can one honest confession change everything? #FantasyMystery #MysterySeries #TalkingCats #MagicalCats #FantasyBooks #FairyFolklore #BookTok #MalkinMysteries
The carousel was only the beginning. The promise is much older. And the ones who remember it... have been waiting. 🐾 The Haunted Carousel continues in Part 4. Would you trust the Fae? #FantasyMystery #MysterySeries #TalkingCats #MagicalCats #Fae #FairyFolklore #FantasyBooks #BookTok #MalkinMysteries
Benjamin finally says his friend's name. Nick. His mother freezes. Because she knows that name. 🐾 The Haunted Carousel continues in Part 3. Who is Nick? #FantasyMystery #MysterySeries #TalkingCats #MagicalCats #FamilyMystery #FantasyBooks #FairyFolklore #BookTok #MalkinMysteries
The carousel led them here. An ancient hawthorn. A perfect ring of mushrooms. Every old story says... don't step inside. 🐾 The Haunted Carousel continues in Part 2. Would you cross the fairy ring? #FantasyMystery #MysterySeries #TalkingCats #MagicalCats #FairyFolklore #FairyRing #MalkinMysteries
Some mysteries begin with a crime. This one begins with a missing friend. Now Rowan and Nyx have to decide whether they're investigating a frightened child's imagination... —or something far older. 🎬 The Haunted Carousel (Part 1) #MysterySeries #FairyFolklore #HauntedCarousel #MalkinMysteries
Rowan & Nyx will return next week with an all new episode, so stay tuned!
When Nyx spots a frightened woman standing in the abandoned park across from the office, she knows something impossible has just happened. Can they find what was stolen before the thief before the unthinkable happens? Watch all six episodes in this video.
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He stole the future. Not for money. Not for power. To save someone he loved. 🐾 The Crystal Thief concludes in Part 6. Would you want to know the future? Follow for the next mystery. #FantasyMystery #MysterySeries #MagicalCats #FantasyAdventure #DetectiveStory #Storytelling #MalkinMysteries
What if someone stole the future? In Part 5 of The Crystal Thief, an old family legend finally explains the missing ring—and the impossible woman who came to Rowan and Nyx for help. Part 5 is now live. The finale is next.
Rowan and Nyx have found the missing heiress. She's alive. The crime itself is almost ordinary. Almost. Because an unconscious woman should not be able to cross the city and ask two investigators for help. Part 4 of The Crystal Thief is now live.
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She walked into their office asking for help. There was only one problem. She had already disappeared. 🐾 Who walked into the office? The Crystal Thief — Part 3 Follow to solve the mystery. #MagicalCats #SupernaturalMystery #MysterySeries #FantasyShorts #MalkinMysteries #TheCrystalThief
She dreamed it would happen. 🐾 Warning—or prediction? The Crystal Thief — Part 2 Follow for the next clue. #FantasyMystery #Precognition #SeeingTheFuture #MagicalCats #SupernaturalMystery #MysterySeries #FantasyShorts #CatDetective #MalkinMysteries #TheCrystalThief
The impossible begins with a butterfly. The mystery has begun. Follow to solve The Crystal Thief... #FantasyMystery #MysterySeries #MagicalCats #FantasyAdventure #DetectiveStory #Storytelling #CozyFantasy #IndieAuthor #MalkinMysteries
Will Rowan and Nyx be able to stop the villain in time, or will they fail to stop the time loop the Watcher warns them about? Watch all six episodes in this video. youtu.be/IZHEsSkIxNw #FantasyMystery #MysterySeries #MagicalCats #DetectiveStory #Storytelling #Mystery #Fantasy #MalkinMysteries
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Rowan, Nyx, and a weary traveler through time face one final choice—one that could rewrite the future and erase the past. Thank you for following this six-part journey. If this was your first visit to Malkin Mysteries, don't worry. Another mystery is already waiting. Part 6 is now live.