The Trouble with Witches: An Ophelia and Abby Mystery

I loved the third book of the Ophelia and Abby mysteries!! The character development was so much better. I found myself glued to each page wondering what would happen next.

I thought the first book in this series was a litte lacking, but I continued reading. The third book is the best so far. The supporting characters have really developed, and Ophelia and Abby are great together. The mystery in this book was the most interesting so far. I'll definitely continue reading this series.

The Trouble with Witches is the third book in the Ophelia and Abby series. Like its predecessors, it is a great paranormal mystery. Abby and Ophelia are very realistic and likable because their magic doesn't make them perfect or all knowing. They make errors in judgment and mistakes. Rick from Witch Way to Murder calls Ophelia to see if she and Abby would be willing to help him try to locate a missing teen who is a friend of his family. Since she feels that she has just let Henry Comancho down, it doesn't take long for Ophelia to pack up with Abby and head north to Minnesota. Why does Rich think they can help? Well, the young woman was last seen in the company of a paranormal and psychic research group that might be a little cultish. Since neither the group members nor the locals are interested in talking with a reporter, Rick thinks Abby and company might have better luck since they are witches and definitely not reporters. Almost immediately, they draw the notice of the research group members. At the same time, Ophelia starts experiencing odd things, meets a curious Native American, and continues her disturbing habit of tripping over bodies. Another great book in the series!

3rd in the Ophelia & Abby series, librarian Ophelia has opened up to learning about her psychic abilities from her grandmother, Abby. When they get a request from a friend to help find a missing girl who is reputed to have moved to a cult-like community who investigate psychic abilities, the grandmother/granddaughter team decide to go to the area in Minnesota on vacation to see what they can find out. Ophelia immediately happens upon Tink, the niece of the Finches, the psychic investigators, and feels an immediate connection with her. Tink has made friends with a local Native American shaman, despite his open bitterness against whites. After a strange encounter with a spooky shack in the woods, Ophelia finds another body - this time of a local war veteran of dubious sanity. When Tink confesses to the murder to protect her friend, Ophelia decides that she must find the basis of the paranormal mysteries in the area to clear Tink's reputation and find the missing girl, whose absence seems to take second place to the other mysteries in the small town. Great series!! Love the work, story, and paranormal aspects. Can't wait for the next one, WITCH HUNT, in April.