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Witch Way to Murder (Ophelia & Abby Mysteries, No. 1) by Shirley Damsgaard
Book Summary InformationAuthor: Shirley Damsgaard Edition: Mass Market Paperback Published: 2005-08-30 ISBN: 0060793481 Number of pages: 304 Publisher: Avon
Book Reviews of Witch Way to Murder (Ophelia & Abby Mysteries, No. 1)Book Review: A Shakey Beginning to a Great Series Summary: 3 StarsLike many have said this book has some flaws. Ophelia, one of the main characters *is* rather angst ridden, but she has reason to be. Abby, the grandmother is perfect. I'd love to hang out in her kitchen. I'm not understanding the critics who talk about the main male character in this book. Yes, he comes off as creepy, but by the end he is a friend, and not a love interest, and if you continue the series you find he does reappear, but again, only as a friend.
This book is like the first act of a play. Lots of time spent on introducing characters, and laying out their history and relationships. It is NOT my favorite book in the series (and I've read all five within the last three days), but I can see the necessity of how this first book was laid out.
My suggestion is to be sure to buy the first TWO books. Read the first, enjoy the mystery, and get to know the characters, but don't judge the series till you have finished the second book.
Summary of Witch Way to Murder (Ophelia & Abby Mysteries, No. 1)Bewitched meets Murder She Wrote in this delightful new cozy mystery series featuring Ophelia Jensen, small town librarian and reluctant psychic, and her grandmother Abby, a benevolent witch.? Thirty something Ophelia Jensen wants to live a quiet life as a small town librarian. She's created a comfortable existence with her kooky, colorful grandmother Abby, and if it were up to her, they could live out their days—along with Ophelia's dog Lady and cat Queenie—in peace and quiet. But, to Ophelia's dismay, she and Abby aren't a typical grandmother/granddaughter duo. She possesses psychic powers, and Abby is a kindly witch. And while Ophelia would do anything to dismiss her gift—harboring terrible guilt after her best friend was killed and she was unable to stop it—threatening events keep popping up, forcing her to tap into her powers of intuition. To make matters worse, a strange—yet devastatingly attractive—man is hanging around Ophelia's library, and no matter how many times she tells him she's sworn off men forever, he persists. Soon this handsome newcomer reveals he's following a lead on a local drug ring, and then a dead body shows up right in Abby's backyard. And much as Ophelia would like to put away her spells forever, she and Abby must use their special powers to keep themselves, and others, out of harm's way.
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