Leanne Leeds Libri

An electrocuted millionaire at a garden party. One witch under suspicion. Can Fortuna Delphi clear her name before they shut her art gallery down? Fortuna Delphi’s starting to feel like a part of Mystic’s End. Sure, she still doesn’t know who she’s related to, the town’s two most eligible bachelors won’t stop dropping by, and the town clergy seems to think she’s the spawn of Satan—but at least millionaires Hubert and Della Maddox adored the angel statue she created for their patio. They even made it’s unveiling the climax of their once a year Spring Fling garden party.But when the statue zaps millionaire Hubert Maddox lifeless in front of his guests, the town’s rich and powerful turn toward the artisan witch with suspicion.After the county rules the death accidental and threatens to yank her art studio’s occupancy permit for negligence, Reporter Pepper Stanford believes that Fortuna is being framed to take the fall for a covered up murder—and Fortuna’s not sure that Pepper’s mistaken.Will Fortuna be able to find out who brought about the electrifying end to Hubert Maddox and why? Or is Fortuna’s new life in Mystic’s End toast?

A witch bottle in a dead man's hand and a Mystic's End councilman shot dead present a challenging case for Fortuna. As she begins to feel optimistic about her magical growth under Miss Bessie's guidance and her coven of ghost witches, other lives around her are also improving. Martin is successfully finding homes for retired greyhounds, Gabe is thriving in his new private eye role, and Pepper is gaining respect as an investigative reporter, much to Ollie's delight. However, when Councilman Conrad Noble is found dead in his office with a witch bottle, Fortuna must act quickly to solve the murder. The only way to retrieve the bottle from the magically-warded evidence basement is to uncover the truth behind the murder. Fortuna faces the daunting task of solving the case, keeping the bottle's existence hidden from Chief Clutterbuck, and freeing the ghost trapped within it. Will she succeed, or will the bottle and the witch remain lost in the department's basement forever? This installment is a humorous, full-length paranormal cozy mystery, part of a series that promises more adventures in Mystic's End.