Spell Booked

By Joyce Lavene and Jim Lavene

Book Overview

Join the national bestselling authors of the Missing Pieces Mysteries as they conjure up the first supernatural mystery in the Retired Witches series...

Once upon a time in Wilmington, North Carolina, three witches ran a curio shop named Smuggler's Arcane. But as the years passed, their magical powers started to fade--leaving them no choice but to conjure up a retirement package...

Before they could blink their eyes or twitch their noses, Molly, Elsie, and Olivia somehow became eligible for AARP. But they can't fly off to Boca Raton just yet. First they must give up their magic, recruit and train three new witches, and pass on their cherished spellbook.

They've barely begun to consider potential practitioners when Olivia winds up dead and their spellbook is stolen. To honor their friend and reclaim their spells, Molly and Elsie are about to go wand-to-wand with a dangerous young witch more powerful than the trio was in their prime. And this time they're going to need more than magic up their sleeves...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 042526825X
• ISBN13: 9780425268254
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

An Easy Read

This was okay. I liked the premise of the novel more than the execution--I found the characters fairly one-dimensional, and a lot of the events tested my suspension of disbelief to the breaking point. None of the characters really behaved in ways that came across as authentic for the situations they were in.

Condition good as described

Always loved this writer

Great adventure and suspence in a magical mystery

Generally I’m not a fan of first-person narratives. Most of them strike me as being weak on description, and consequently I can’t lose myself in the stories. This book was an exception. The use of the first person works, and there is plenty of description. The main characters have their own sort of charm, the relationships are well developed, the plot is rich, and there are unexpected surprises. I look forward to reading more by this husband-and-wife team of authors.