The intrepid journalist uncovers no magic in the dark heart of murder in this neat little cozy.

As Abby sickens, Lucy feels increasing pressure to find out what's going on. When Ike's ill wife dies, Ike blames the high priestess. Later, Lucy's two teenage daughters, Sara and Zoe, and Abby, the daughter of Lucy's new neighbor, religious zealot Ike Stoughton, become entranced by the bewitching Diana. The victim turns out to be the Silver Coven's Malcolm Malebranche, a magician whom Diana believed to be in England. Editions for Wicked Witch Murder: 0758229291 (Hardcover published in 2010), (Kindle Edition published in 2011), 0758229305 (Paperback published in 2011). Soon after Lucy, 'a hardheaded reporter' for the town's weekly newspaper, receives a reading from Lady Diana, high priestess of the Silver Coven, warning her of approaching danger, Lucy and her Labrador, Libby, stumble over a burned corpse during a woodland walk. By Halloween, her suspicions lead her to a deadly web of secrets-and a spine-chilling brush with the things that go bump in the night.Wiccan shopkeeper Diana Ravenscroft and her cat familiar, Piewocket, stir up trouble in Tinker's Grove, Maine, in Meier's clever 17th Lucy Stone mystery (after 2009's Mother's Day Murder). But after Lucy learns the murder victim was a magician and close friend of Diana's, she starts to wonder who's really stirring up a cauldron of trouble. The warm, small-town ambiance, and the persevering.

But Lucy Stone isn’t convinced and come Halloween night, she has a few tricks in store for the real killer. Convinced Diana is an evil witch, prominent businessman Ike Stoughton blames her for a series of recent misfortunes, including Lucy's gruesome discovery and his own wife's death, and rallies the townsfolk against her. The perfect cozy for spooky season After two mysterious deaths, the residents of quaint Tinker’s Cove are certain that psychic reader Diana Ravenscroft is to blame. And when Lucy stumbles upon a dead body near her home, she can't shake the feeling that something ominous is lurking in the crisp October air. But not everyone in town is so enchanted. Even after Diana gives her a disturbingly accurate reading, Lucy can't help but befriend the newcomer. When the bewitching Diana Ravenscroft comes to quiet Tinker's Cove and opens Solstice, a quaint little shop offering everything from jewelry to psychic readings, Lucy Stone writes her off as eccentric but harmless.

Wicked Witch Murder by Leslie Meier