Previous SFF Author: Brian D'Amato
Shirley Damsgaard resides with her family in small-town Iowa, where she has served as Postmaster for the last twenty years and writes urban fantasy in her free time. Here’s Shirley Damsgaard’s website.
Witch Way to Murder by Shirley Damsgaard
I like mysteries, and I like fantasy, and so I’m always in the market for a mystery with fantasy elements! Shirley Damsgaard’s Witch Way to Murder is a cute, fun addition to this hybrid subgenre. It has a few flaws, but I liked it enough that I plan to read the next Ophelia and Abby novel as soon as I get my hands on it.
Witch Way to Murder is set in the small town of Summerset, Iowa. Damsgaard sets a great scene;
Kelly Lasiter´s rating: 3 | Shirley Damsgaard | SFF Reviews | no comments |
The Trouble With Witches by Shirley Damsgaard
After reading Witch Way to Murder, I found myself craving another Ophelia and Abby mystery and went to the library for my “fix.” They didn’t have book two, Charmed to Death, but they did have book three, The Trouble With Witches. I decided, what the heck, you can usually read these cozy mystery series out of order anyway. Often, authors will only allude vaguely to events of previous books in case you’re reading them out of sequence.
Kelly Lasiter´s rating: 3.5 | Shirley Damsgaard | SFF Reviews | no comments |
The Seventh Witch by Shirley Damsgaard
In The Seventh Witch (2010), Ophelia and Abby travel to the Appalachians to visit family, and learn that events of decades ago continue to echo through the present. Along the way, Ophelia learns a lot about herself and the future she wants to build.
Unlike previous Ophelia and Abby books, The Seventh Witch is not primarily focused on the “whodunit” aspect. There’s a murder, but the question is not so much who committed the crime but how and why.
Kelly Lasiter´s rating: 4 | Shirley Damsgaard | SFF Reviews | no comments |
Previous SFF Author: Brian D'Amato
I might say "formulaic" actually.
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