May Day Murder (A Wiccan Wheel Mystery)

by Jennifer David Hesse

Paperback, 2019

Status

Available

Call number

813.6

Collection

Publication

Kensington (2019), 336 pages

Description

Fiction. Literature. Mystery. HTML:Spring is in the air, but for Edindale, Illinois, attorney Keli Milanni, murder is the only thing blooming . . .   Keli's looking forward to Beltane, the time-honored Wiccan holiday that celebrates life with feasting, ceremonial dancing, and ancient Celtic rituals. But since recently leaving her law firm and opening her own practice, Keli has more on her plate than simple abundance. Still, she always has time for a friend. Erik, a Druid from a neighboring town, has had a run of bad luck he blames on a curse cast by his ex-girlfriend Denise, a practicing witch whose expertise in the dark arts can't save her from her own deadly end.   When Keli finds herself a person of interest in the investigation, she begins to wonder if she herself might be cursed. With a little help from her friends, including her devoted boyfriend Wes, Keli aims to find out who poisoned Denise. What she uncovers is a witch's brew of spells, hexes, and black magic that raises questions about her own Wiccan worldview. As the community gathers for the May Day festivities, it's up to Keli to stop a killer from springing ahead to another murder . . .   Praise for the Wiccan Wheel Mysteries   "A perfect read." â??Library Journal on Yuletide Homicide   "Enjoyable . . . A wintry, woodsy setting." â??Kirkus Reviews on Bell, Book & Candlemas   "A good atmospheric read for fall." â??Parkersburg News & Sentinel on Samhain Secrets… (more)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

6.73 inches

ISBN

1496717732 / 9781496717733

Local notes

A cozy mystery about Wiccan attorney Kelli Milanni, solving murders in a small town with a lively Neopagan community. Engaging trash fiction. The protagonist is too broom-closeted for my taste, but she is trying to succeed as a lawyer in a small town. There are a number of other books in the series, all named after Wiccan Sabbats, but the full eight holidays have not yet been completed. Still missing: Ostara, and Lammas. (AMK)
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