The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society
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4.3 • 28 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
A librarian with a knack for solving murders realizes there is something decidedly supernatural afoot in her little town in this cozy fantasy mystery.
Librarian Sherry Pinkwhistle keeps finding bodies—and solving murders. But she's concerned by just how many killers she's had to track down in her quaint village. None of her neighbors seem surprised by the rising body count...but Sherry is becoming convinced that whatever has been causing these deaths is unnatural.
When someone close to Sherry ends up dead, and her cat, Lord Thomas Crowell, becomes possessed by what seems to be an ancient demon, Sherry begins to think she’s going to need to become an exorcist as well as an amateur sleuth. With the help of her town's new priest, and an assortment of friends who dub themselves the "Demon-Hunting Society," Sherry will have to solve the murder and get rid of a demon.
This riotous mix of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Murder, She Wrote is a lesson for demons and murderers alike: Never mess with a librarian.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Waggoner (The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry) takes the cozy mystery in a beguiling new direction in this tale of murder and supernatural manipulation. Sherry Pinkwhistle moved to Winesap, in Upstate New York, several years ago and has carved out a comfortable niche for herself as town librarian and civilian murder investigator. Recently, however, she's been struck by the occasional thought that Winesap has significantly more than its fair share of murders. When her boyfriend is killed and the townsfolk aggressively push Sherry to investigate despite her reservations, she becomes certain that something is very wrong—and that something appears to be demon related. Waggoner makes nimble and entertaining use of cozy mystery tropes while also constructing Winesap's larger supernatural conflict with careful attention to detail. Meanwhile, plentiful humor and endearing budding friendships give the story heart. Fantasy fans who also watched Murder, She Wrote and wondered about the abnormally high murder rate in Cabot Cove will especially want to check this one out.
