I’ve loved this series… great characters, suspenseful plots, and lots of twists and turns!
The story is set in Burning Lake, New York, a fictional town that rides the wave of its history with witchcraft, turning it into a thriving tourist trade. It takes place just after the end of the previous book, just after the murder of a well-known local witch and an attack on the police lieutenant. With a new body found, it’s up to Natalie to untangle the threads.
Natalie is a great protagonist, smart and independent, sometimes to a fault. She is a strong charactr with incredible insight, which makes her a highly capable and successful detective. But she isn’t perfect as she struggles with both her personal life and her professional one after everything that has happened to her recently.
The world-building is fantastic, with writing that is so atmospheric, so descriptive, that it is easy to create the scene in one’s mind’s eye. The characters are interesting and well developed. And the plot is utterly engrossing, with thrilling twists and turns and gripping scenes. The suspense builds from the first page to the last, and I couldn’t stop turning the pages!