Spellcasting in Silk by Juliet Blackwell

Item: Spellcasting in Silk
Rating: 5
Author: karenbaron

Posted May 13, 2022 by karenbaron in Mystery, Paranormal, Review, Series / 0 Comments

Spellcasting in Silk

by Juliet Blackwell

Series: Witchcraft Mystery #7
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Published by Berkley on July 7, 2015
Genres: Cozy Paranormal Animal Mystery
Pages: 336
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Also in this series: Secondhand Spirits, A Cast-Off Coven, Hexes and Hemlines, In a Witch's Wardrobe, , Tarnished and Torn, Fool's Gold, A Vision in Velvet, A Haunting is Brewing

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Vision in Velvet comes more spooky sleuthing with Lily Ivory, vintage boutique owner and gifted witch…

Lily would like nothing better than to relax, enjoy her friends, and take care of business at her store, which is booming thanks to San Francisco's upcoming Summer of Love Festival. But as the unofficial witchy consultant to the SFPD, she is pulled into yet another case.

A woman has jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge, and her apparent suicide may be connected to a suspicious botanica in the Mission District. When the police investigate the shop, they ask Lily to look into its mysterious owner, whose granddaughter also appears to be missing. As Lily searches for the truth, she finds herself confronted with a confounding mystery and some very powerful magic…

Spellcasting in Silk by Juliet Blackwell is about Lily being way over her head in this mystery.

Will Lily find out what happened to the woman who jumped off the bridge? What about the missing granddaughter? Where could she be?

Lily Ivory

Lily Ivory is trying to live in the moment and not worry about a dead body needing her expertise in the witchcraft world to solve it. Lily seems to not get any days off from dead bodies in the supernatural area where she lives. She is doing her best to solve these crimes and not getting in anyone’s way. Well, kind of. Lily has a more significant role in fulfilling than she thought when moving to San Francisco.

The Mystery

There is much more at play here than Nicky Utley just jumping off the bridge than Carlos Romero thinks. Lily uncovers a more extensive plot than what she meant to do. She ends up having to figure out what happened with Nicky and Betty and how a teenage witch is involved. Lily might be in way over her head on this case, but she still ends up solving it in the end. I thought I knew who did it, but it turned out to be a red herring. I don’t think I’m ever going to solve one of Ms. Blackwell’s A Witchcraft Mystery cases.

Five Stars

Spellcasting in Silk by Juliet Blackwell is a great read that I had me laughing throughout the entire story. Lily, Oscar, and Sailor are a cute little family, and I can’t wait to see what happens for these three. I just hope that whatever happens that everyone is safe. I am giving Spellcasting in Silk by Juliet Blackwell five stars as well.

I can’t wait to dive back in with these books later this year.

Other Books in the Witchcraft Mystery Series

Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of Spellcasting in Silk by Juliet Blackwell.

Until the next time,

Happy Reading!

About Juliet Blackwell

Juliet Blackwell was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, the youngest child of a jet pilot from New York and an editor from Texas. She graduated with a degree in Latin American Studies from University of California, Santa Cruz, and went on to earn Masters degrees in Anthropology and Social Work from the State University of New York, Albany.

While in graduate school she published several articles based on her research with immigrant families from Mexico and Viet Nam, as well as one full-length translation: Miguel León-Portilla’s seminal work, Endangered Cultures. Juliet taught Medical Anthropology at SUNY-Albany, was a producer for a BBC documentary about Vietnamese children left behind by US soldiers, and worked as an elementary school social worker in rural New York. Upon her return to California, she became a professional artist and ran her own decorative painting, historical renovation, and domestic design studio for more than a decade.

In addition to mainstream novels, Juliet pens the New York Times Bestselling Witchcraft Mysteries and the Haunted Home Renovation series. As Hailey Lind, she wrote the Agatha Award-nominated Art Lover’s Mystery series. She is past president of Northern California Sisters in Crime and former board member of Mystery Writers of America.

Juliet lives in a hundred-year-old house with extensive botanical gardens in Northern California but spends as much time as possible in Europe and Latin America. She believes in the magic of language, travel, and cultural exchange to open hearts, minds, and souls.

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