Axes and Alchemy
Series: Willowmere Mysteries #2
Author: Carmen Radtke
Genre: Cozy Paranormal Mystery
Setting: Oregon
Release Date: August 15, 2025, by Independently Published
Pages: 218
Summary:
Pirate loot and deadly feud …
So much for a peaceful next chapter: Novice witch Bex Merriweather has her hands full running a leading library and secretly studying magic under the critical eye of her opinionated familiar and mentor, cat Cosmo.
The last thing newly divorced perimenopausal Bex needs is more tasks needing her attention. But when a podcast connects a pirate treasure and magic with tranquil Willowmere and treasure hunters as well as occultists flock to the town, feuds erupt.
When a dead body is found, Bex and Cosmo can’t discount the idea that greed and black magic had something to do with the murder. But can she protect her secret and the town without exposing the truth about her inheritance? And is somebody already on her trail – somebody wishing her ill? With only her cat and her trusted circle of friends, Bex sets out to catch a killer before the treasure claims another victim.
Axes and Alchemy is the second case in this fun-filled series. Perfect for fans of cozy mysteries, magical mayhem, and heroines who believe it’s never too late for a new chapter—or a little witchcraft!
Excerpt
“There was something. A hint of magic, like a whiff in the atmosphere.”
“Which means?”
“He wasn’t murdered with supernatural means. But if this nose is correct, which it always is, someone with powers was in that room not long ago.”
“Try to pinpoint it,” I urged him. “Think, ponder, meditate, summon your spirit guide, whatever it is that you do to gather information. I’ll try to establish at what time Harry met his demise. You probably simply sensed someone who’d spent the evening in a harmless fashion, throwing axes and swilling beer.” I rubbed my nose. “That is, if you can tell how old a trail is?”
“I’m a cat, not a bloodhound.”
“Is that a yes or a no?”
Without answering my excellent question, he curled up and snored.
Willowmere Mysteries Series
About Carmen Radtke
Carmen has spent most of her life with ink on her fingers and a dangerously high pile of books and newspapers by her side.
She has worked as a newspaper reporter on two continents and always dreamt of becoming a novelist and screenwriter.
When she found herself crouched under her dining table, typing away on a novel between two earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand, she realised she was hooked for life.
The shaken but stirring novel made it to the longlist of the Mslexia competition, and her next book and first mystery, The Case Of The Missing Bride, was a finalist in the Malice Domestic competition in a year without a winner. Since then she has penned several more cozy mysteries, including the Jack and Frances series set in the 1930s.
Genie and the Ghost is her first paranormal cozy mystery.
Carmen now lives in Italy with her human and her four-legged family.
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