Witch Way Out
When Violet Mooney’s coworker and fellow witch calls to say that their Connecticut crystals shop, The Full Moon, has been selected as a vendor at the Spring Equinox Fair, it’s welcome news. Since learning about her magickal ancestry, Violet has been struggling to learn her craft while staying out of trouble. It’s no easy feat when her family seems to be the target of a power grab within the realm, putting the entire magickal community on edge and setting Violet on a mission.
With her investigation conjuring more questions than answers, Violet tries to focus on the Fair, which is being run by one of her heroes. Horatio Hale is a proponent of ethical crystal mining, but apparently, not everyone is a fan. Violet is shocked when she goes to attend a meeting and finds Horatio dead, with an axe stuck in his chest. To uncover the motives behind the mayhem in both the mortal and magickal worlds, Violet is going to need more than a crystal ball. And it’ll take all the powers she’s been honing, plus some she didn’t know she had, to save herself.
The Details
Series: A Full Moon Mystery – Book #3
Author: Cate Conte
Genre/Category: Cozy – Business/Witch
Publisher: Kensington Cozies
ISBN: 1496732715
Page Count: 368
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The Review
I like Violet; she has everything a witch should have, spunk, ambition, power issues, and a family that will either drive her crazy or into their arms, depending on the day. Spring Equinox Fair has Violet ecstatic, she will be selling her crystals and joining her hero at the fair, Horatio Hale, but when he is found dead with an axe through his chest she is determined to find his killer. But things aren’t always what they seem, and Horatio is the hero she thought he was. That’s no excuse for murder, however, and Violet has to learn how to use her newfound magickal powers fast if she wants to survive for another day.
The characters in this series are getting better with each new book. Witch Way Out is the best out of the three and helps readers gain a better knowledge of Violet and her family., which was missing previously. The Spring Equinox Fair brings Violet’s crystal shop to the forefront of the reader’s mind and keeps them focused on what is important. Suspects are varied and include just about anyone who attended the fair, people who had a personal connection to the victim, and even some of those in Violet’s small part of the world. The killer, once unmasked, makes perfect sense and helps clear up any lingering questions readers may have.
There are enough twists and turns throughout the story to keep readers happy. There is also enough magic to keep you turning the page. I am envious of Violet’s crystal shop, I would love to not just spend time there but to own such a magickal place! The Spring Equinox Fair was a great setting for a murder, and I liked how the author kept the reader engaged with the various types of vendors. I liked the way Violet solves the murder and helps rescue the people who had been genied. I am happy to recommend this book and the series to cozy readers who enjoy magic and mayhem, but if you haven’t read this series from the start, do that first!
The Author
Liz/Cate has been a writer since she could hold a pen. As a kid, she demanded that people read to her until she could do it on her own, and then her nose was always stuck in a book. She blames her grandfather for her fascination with crime, serial killers, and murder, he was a detective, and although he never regaled her with any juicy tales, it didn’t stop her from making them up. She shares her home with two rescue dogs, Molly from Arkansas and Penny from Tennessee, and four rescue cats, Snowy, Katsi, CC, and Jack. Contact her on her website or social media.
Other books in the “Full Moon Mystery” series that readers will enjoy include the first book, Witch Hunt and book two, Witch Trial.
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