Hag in the Water

A novelette of 15,000 words, sequel to Hambly's Dragonsbane (Winterlands) series. When a gnome wizard is murdered by what is thought to be a demon, the other gnome mages call on the human witch Jenny Waynest for aid. Unfortunately, Jenny is away. Her non-wizard partner, the scholarly Dragonsbane John Aversin, steps in to help solve the crime.