With Halloween around the corner, and a mysterious murder close to
home, Lucy's Stone's fall is off to a sinister start . . .
When the bewitching Diana Ravenscroft comes to quiet Tinker's Cove and
opens Solstice, a quaint little shop offering everything from jewelry to
psychic readings, Lucy Stone writes her off as eccentric but harmless.
Even after Diana gives her a disturbingly accurate reading, Lucy can't
help but befriend the newcomer. But not everyone in town is so
enchanted. And when Lucy stumbles upon a dead body near her home, she
can't shake the feeling that something ominous is lurking in the crisp
October air . . .
Convinced Diana is an evil witch, prominent businessman Ike Stoughton
blames her for a series of recent misfortunes, including Lucy's gruesome
discovery and his own wife's death, and rallies the townsfolk against
her. But after Lucy learns the murder victim was a magician and close
friend of Diana's, she starts to wonder who's really stirring up a
cauldron of trouble. By Halloween, her suspicions lead her to a deadly
web of secrets--and a spine-chilling brush with the things that go bump
in the night . . .
**"The warm, small-town ambiance and the persevering Lucy Stone make
this a winner for cozy fans."
**--Library Journal