404 pages

English language

Published Feb. 7, 2014 by Kensington Publishing Corp..

ISBN:
978-1-61773-369-7
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OCLC Number:
866097435

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She's not a psychic--she just plays one on TV. Most folks associate the city of Salem, Massachusetts with witches, but for Lee Barrett, it's home. This October she's returned to her hometown--where her beloved Aunt Ibby still lives--to interview for a job as a reporter at WICH-TV. But the only opening is for a call-in psychic to host the late night horror movies. It seems the previous host, Ariel Constellation, never saw her own murder coming. Lee reluctantly takes the job, but when she starts seeing real events in the obsidian ball she's using as a prop, she wonders if she might really have psychic abilities. To make things even spookier, it's starting to look like Ariel may have been an actual practicing witch--especially when O'Ryan, the cat Lee and Aunt Ibby inherited from her, exhibits some strange powers of his own. With Halloween fast approaching, Lee must focus on …

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Review of 'Caught dead handed' on 'Goodreads'

I miss Dolores Stewart Riccio desperately, but decided to take my friend Cate's suggestion and check this out. Especially since my Covenini just went on our "bucket list" trip together to Salem this year.

This is fun, I like the characters, but it is not really "witchy" especially. The real star of the show is Salem. Good, cozy mystery with just a hint of woo, and handled well, in my view. Looking forward to gobbling down the whole series.

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Subjects

  • Cats
  • Psychics
  • Murder
  • Investigation
  • Fiction

Places

  • Salem (Mass.)