Ghoul Power

Wicked witches. Murder. Mystery.

Murder, mystery, and an exam full of suspects is the final test.

Vega has finally paid off her debt and is able to afford the entrance fee to the Merlin-class Celestor exam. There’s only one thing in her way—one person. Malisha Bane. If her arch nemesis isn’t hogging all the good books in the library to study, she’s thwarting Vega in other ways. Vega is certain Malisha will attempt to foil her plans to pass the test.

Matters are complicated when Vega sees a vision of someone dying during the test under mysterious circumstances. Once Vega arrives to take the exam, she can see she will be tested in ways not expected.

The test administrators are sloppy, leading to magical accidents. Many are disqualified for petty reasons, causing resentment. One judge tries to expose Vega’s secret dabblings in forbidden magic. All that is bad enough, but Vega is stuck in a collaborative competition with her arch rival, and she is told that only one in the room will be permitted to graduate with the title of Merlin-class Celestor.

Vega’s cohort doesn’t get very far before the murder Vega saw in her vision comes true. She soon concludes that someone is trying to eliminate the competition. And for once, Vega’s biggest worry isn’t Malisha.
Will Vega be able to find the culprit so that she isn’t murdered—or worse yet—the exam isn’t cancelled?

Genre: Cozy Mystery