Final Exam (Witch City Series #8)

by Carol J. Perry

Overview

The witchy TV reporter of Salem, MA, is out to solve a cold case—and predict a killer’s next move—in this cozy mystery by the author of Caught Dead Handed.

Life at the house on Winter Street is abuzz with preparations for Aunt Ibby’s 45th high school reunion, and Lee Barrett is happy to pitch in, tracking down addresses and licking envelopes. But as a field reporter for Salem’s WICH-TV, she drops everything to get the scoop on the town’s latest news—and this time it’s a doozy.

The local police have dredged up a vintage sports car containing human remains, and Lee is the first reporter on the scene. The car is connected to the cold case her detective boyfriend is working on, and it reveals connects that are surprisingly close to home. With the help of O’Ryan, her psychic feline sidekick, Lee will have to dig up buried secrets to stop a killer from making history again.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496714619
Publisher:	Kensington
Publication date:	02/26/2019
Series:	Witch City Series , #8
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	133,705
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Carol J. Perry was born in Salem on Halloween Eve. She has written many young adult novels, and is also the author of the Witch City mystery series. She and her husband Dan live in the Tampa Bay area of Florida with a cat and a black Lab. Visit her at www.caroljperry.com.

Editorial Reviews

02/01/2019

While field reporter Lee Barrett is tramping through fields with the photographer from WICH-TV, her Aunt Ibby is preparing for the group gathering to plan their 45th class reunion in Salem, MA. Lee's excited that she has breaking news about the police divers looking for a car in the local quarry, but Aunt Ibby doesn't want to discuss the story. It doesn't take long for Lee and her police detective boyfriend Pete to realize Aunt Ibby recognizes the car recovered from the quarry, and she and her fellow classmates knew the victim in the car. Stories have circulated for years as to what happened to the long-dead teenager. Now Lee will have to use her ability to scry (to see events in shiny objects) in order to prevent the tragedy foretold in a friend's tarot cards. VERDICT Paranormal beliefs and practices are essential to this suspenseful mystery, which follows Bells, Spells, and Murder, and has a more serious tone than many cozy mysteries. Cleo Coyle's readers and fans of Juliet Blackwell's "Witchcraft" books might enjoy.—Lesa Holstine, Evansville Vanderburgh P.L., IN

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