Opal Fire (A Stacy Justice Mystery, #1)

by Barbra Annino

Stacy Justice is just your average green-eyed, redheaded, twenty-something witch who would rather focus on her job as a reporter than practice the crazy magic her grandmother and great-aunts are into. She’s perfectly content to spend her free time hanging with her cop boyfriend and her gassy Great Dane and helping her cousin Cinnamon run the Black Opal bar. But when the Opal goes up in flames, Stacy may need that magic after all.

The blaze was arson—and Cinnamon is the prime suspect. Determined to clear her cousin’s name, Stacy digs deep into the crime and makes a shocking discovery amid the rubble. It’s clear someone wants her dead—and she’ll have to dodge everything from angry motorists to exploding chickens to survive. It’s time to dust off her so-called magic skills. But will they be there when she needs them?

With its strong, sexy heroine and her razor-sharp wit, and its collection of eccentric small-town characters, Opal Fire introduces a bewitching new mystery series.

• ISBN10: 1612186122
• ISBN13: 9781612186122
• Publish Date: 18 December 2012 (first published 15 December 2010)
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 13 March 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Thomas & Mercer
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 282
• Language: English

Reviews

[Amanda]

This was a fun paranormal cozy mystery. Nothing too mind-blowing with the mystery, but it was definitely an enjoyable read. Stacy was a likable character and the touch of paranormal (being part of a family of witches) made the book just a bit more intriguing.

Opal Fire was a free Kindle book I downloaded on August 31, 2012 for the Why Buy the Cow? reading challenge

[MurderByDeath]

Excellent story! I loved the characters and found it very easy to get caught up in the setting, the plot and the dialogue. There were quite a few moments throughout the book that had me laughing out loud. The mystery itself was so well done I didn't have any idea at all, until the end, who the culprit was. I thought the representation of the magic was very well integrated and nothing felt over-the-top.

I'm looking forward to reading more about Stacy and her family.