Autumn Alibi (A Wiccan Wheel Mystery)

by Jennifer David Hesse

Paperback, 2019

Status

Available

Call number

813.6

Collection

Publication

Kensington (2019), 368 pages

Description

Fiction. Literature. Mystery. HTML:After a hectic year, Edindale, Illinois, attorney Keli Milanni is ready to welcome autumn by counting her many blessings. But a case of murder could cause her to fall behind . . .   Keli is hoping that Mabon, the Wiccan Autumn Equinox, will bring balance back into her life. But it's death that comes calling when she's asked to consult on an estate case. Recently passed, Elaine Turnbull left everything, including her valuable art and antiques collection, to her granddaughter, Lana. But Lana has been missing for years, ever since a tragedy tore her family apart. Also missing may be Elaine's most recent will. Then there's the not-so-small detail that Elaine's death by natural causes may not have been so natural after all . . .   With the help of her boyfriend Wes, who knew Lana in high school, Keli starts digging into Elaine's past�??and her journals. Soon she discovers that everyone, from Elaine's caretaker to her curator, had a motive for murder�??along with a seemingly rock-solid alibi. Between missing people, missing documents, a string of vandalism against her friends, and the sense she's being stalked, Keli is feeling a disturbing chill. Now not even her Wiccan protection rituals may save her from a killer with a cold heart that's far from grateful . . .   Praise for the Wiccan Wheel Mysteries   "A perfect read." �??Library Journal   "A good atmospheric read for fall." �??Parkersburg News & Sentinel   "A good atmospheric read for fall." �??Parkersburg News & Sentinel on Samhain S… (more)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

368 p.; 6.72 inches

ISBN

1496717759 / 9781496717757

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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