A Pumpkin Mystery is a story in the female sleuths romance genre.
Agie is a M->F transsexual scientist who tries to solve the mysterious disappearance of a giant pumpkin into a cavern beneath Slown City. This adventure leads her to make unexpected discoveries, including a mysterious subterranean animal, and puts her life in danger.
Meanwhile, a lonely, well-to-do man called Jake has to choose between courage and prejudice to pursue his love interest.
A lost notebook brings the two lives together.
* A Pumpkin Mystery is a stand alone story but also chronologically a sequel to the Usher Syndrome novella, which features the same main character, Agie. If you like funny mysteries and heist books, read this story.