Murder's a Witch

A Beechwood Harbor Magic Mystery, Book 1

By: Danielle Garrett

Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi

I’m a witch with a problem. Okay, make that lots of problems.

Following a slight misunderstanding with magical law enforcement, I wind up expelled from the hidden supernatural community known as the Seattle Haven.

My parole officer dumps me in a tiny beach town with nothing but my collection of worldly possessions and a warning that this is my last shot. I don’t think I’m cut out for the human world, but when stuck between a prison cell and a haunted halfway house, I suppose I’ll take option B.

Things start out better than expected, and I even manage to make a few friends, but when my boss at the local coffee house is found dead in an alley, I get tangled up in the investigation, and might have to blow my cover to prove my friend’s innocence.

Add to that a fussy ghost landlady, warring vampire and shifter roommates, and my rapidly dwindling savings, and I’m beginning to wonder if I might have been better off serving that prison sentence after all.

It’s too late now. I’m in the thick of it and come hex or high water, I’ll get to the bottom of this murder, even if it means permanent banishment from the magical world.

Murder’s a Witch is the first book in the Beechwood Harbor Magic Mysteries series. A series of spunky paranormal cozy mysteries that are perfect for fans of Amanda M. Lee, Kristen Painter, and Angie Fox. Come join the fun in Beechwood Harbor, the seaside town where witches, shifters, ghosts, and vamps all live, work, play—and mostly—get along!

©2016 Danielle Garrett (P)2024 Roots & Wings Press

great narrator, good story

I enjoyed this first in the series audiobook. It's engaging, but not mentally taxing. I'm interested in the rest of the series.

Cute little paranormal cozy

This book was cute. I don’t know what else to say about it. The characters were okay. I did like Holly and Cassie. Their friendship was the highlight of the book and seeing Holly defend Cassie was what kept me going in the story. The author did a good job of setting the heroine, her location and the townspeople. I didn’t ever get a good feel for the town itself though – couldn’t quite picture it in my mind.

The murder is so predictable but I feel like for a first in the series it must be sometimes so the author can set up everything else going on. That being said, the author never really made the other suspects look remotely reasonable suggestions, so I was just waiting for the climatic reveal to hurry up.

Here is my biggest issue with the book. The author seems to be leaning towards a love triangle (worst trope ever invented) but the two love interests didn’t make great first impressions. I think the author knew this and tried to redeem them a little by the end of the book. She did a good job of this, but I am just not into love triangles. They never end well, and authors tend to destroy the losing character’s redeeming characteristics. I don’t want that to happen here.

Not a bad start to a series. I don’t know how long the series is, but I will be checking out the next entry.

Easy listening

It was fun listening to a book that had a cute story! I have found a new author

oh Bawings

cute little who done it with some witchcraft thrown in for good measure. overall an enjoyable read.

Like it

Great blend of magical murder mystery. Enjoying this writer’s imagination in delving into investigation while hiding magical powers