BOOK REVIEW: The Magic of Murder by Susan Lynn Solomon

When his partner is discovered in a frozen alley with eight bullets in his chest, Niagara Falls Police Detective Roger Frey swears vengeance. But Detective Chief Woodward has forbidden him or anyone else on the detective squad to work the case. Emlyn Goode knows Roger will disobey his boss, which will cost him his job and his freedom. Because she cares for him more than she’ll admit, she needs to stop him. Desperate, she can think of but one way.

Emlyn recently learned she’s a direct descendant of a woman hanged as a witch in 1692. She has a book filled with arcane recipes and chants passed down through her family. Possessed of, or perhaps by a vivid imagination, she intends to use these to solve Jimmy’s murder before Roger takes revenge on the killer. But she’s new to this “witch thing,” and needs help from her friend Rebecca Nurse, whose ancestor also took a short drop from a Salem tree. Rebecca’s not much better at deciphering the ancient directions, and while the women stumble over spell after spell, the number possible killers grows. When Chief Woodward’s wife is shot and a bottle bomb bursts through Emlyn’s window, it becomes clear she’s next on the killer’s list.


My Review of The Magic of Murder:

I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Magic of Murder by Susan Lynn Solomon. A woman comes to possess a book written by an ancestor with uncanny powers. This sets our heroine Emlyn on the path to solving a murder, gaining a friend, a boyfriend, and a cat along the way. Loved the Niagara Falls locale. Suspenseful and well written, this cozy mystery takes you on a bewitching trip as the body count and excitement rise to a satisfying ending. Is there a Book 2?

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