Shake Your Green Thing

In the town of Waresville, things that go bump in the night are not only encouraged, they’re exploited. Haunted tours, magic shops, and a town history that is just strange enough to rake in the tourists are the only elements keeping this small town afloat. But with foot traffic dying and the mystical no longer mystifying like it once did, Waresville is dying.

And that’s not the only thing— a lot is riding on this year’s Witch Week festival— the main survival of the town and the people who call it home. So when contestants in the Witch of the Year competition start turning green and dropping like flies, the whole town is in a panic.

In comes Harper Beck, groovy chick, owner of the local disco skate, and not-so-amateur sleuth. Inheriting the Funky Wheel, her home and safe haven, might have dragged her to Waresville, but it’s the murder and intrigue that keep her feet firmly on the town’s soil. After solving her last psycho killer witch case, she’s itching to roll up her sleeves and get to work on this mystery. Unfortunately, her cop boyfriend, Wyatt, and his ten-year-old son have other plans for Harper— including, but not limited to, settling down and putting a permanent hold on her detective career.

But when Harper, forced into the competition after discovering last year’s winner dead, starts turning green, all talk of family life is put aside. Now, Harper and Wyatt have to race against the clock and her fast approaching death to figure out who’s poisoning the contestants. If the pair can’t find out in time, Harper might just joined the deceased’s ranks and stay green forever.

Novella (approx. 30,000 words). Second Volume of the Harper "Foxxy" Beck Mystery Series. It is a standalone (reading prior or future volumes not required to enjoy the book).


Genre: Cozy Mystery