Murder in Devil's Cove
A Book Magic Mystery
by Melissa Bourbon
About Murder In Devil's Cove
Murder in Devil's Cove: (A Book Magic Mystery)
Two best-selling authors, one magical universe.
In the Book Magic Mystery Series, best-selling authors Melissa Bourbon and Wendy Lyn Watson bring you the story of cousins Pippin Lane Hawthorne and Cora Lane. The cousins live on opposite coasts (Pippin in Devil’s Cove, North Carolina, and Cora in Laurel Point, Oregon), but they share the family gift of bibliomancy: the ability to foresee the future and unravel the past with the help of the books we love. Join Pippin and Cora as they use their otherworldly power to solve mysteries in their respective worlds.
Every book tells two stories—one written on the pages with pen and ink, and one woven into the paper, a story of the soul. The Lane women have the gift of bibliomancy. They can read both.
But Cassie Lane doesn’t see this as a gift. For her, it is a curse because the book magic comes with a price--the Lane women die young and the men are lost to the sea. As soon as she’s able, she leaves Laurel Point, Oregon, running from her past and her fate, ending up in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. There she meets Leo Hawthorne and lives a perfect life with him in an old Sea Captain’s house.
Perfect, that is, until an old book foretells the future, and the curse that has plagued the Lane women comes true for Cassie.
Twenty years later, Cassie and Leo's children, twins Pippin and Grey, are back in Devil's Cove. Long forgotten secrets surface and an old crime comes to light. Now Pippin must learn how to be a bibliomancer if she is to discover the truth about her father and continue his effort to stop the curse.
About Melissa Bourbon
Melissa Bourbon is the national bestselling author of nineteen mystery books, including the brand new collaborative Book Magic mysteries, the Lola Cruz Mysteries, A Magical Dressmaking Mystery series, and the Bread Shop Mysteries, written as Winnie Archer. She is a former middle school English teacher who gave up the classroom in order to live in her imagination full time. Melissa, a California native who has lived in Texas and Colorado, now calls the southeast home. She hikes, practices yoga, cooks, and is slowly but surely discovering all the great restaurants in the Carolinas. Since four of her five amazing kids are living their lives, scattered throughout the country, her dogs, Bean, the pug, Dobby, the chug, and Jasper, a cattle dog/lab keep her company while she writes. Melissa lives in North Carolina with her educator husband, Carlos, and their youngest son. She is beyond fortunate to be living the life of her dreams.
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Murder in Devil’s Cove by Melissa Bourbon takes us to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Pippin and Grey Hawthorne have returned to Devil’s
Cove, North Carolina. They discovered
that after their grandmother’s death that they are the owners of the home they
lived in as children. The twins decide
to keep the home and begin renovations to turn it into a bed and breakfast. When they explore their father’s boat, they
find a skeleton. It turns out that their
father did not walk away from them twenty years ago. Pippin wants to know what happened to Leo
Hawthorne and begins her own investigation.
Pippin soon discovers that she is special powers. It turns out that she is a bibliomancer. She makes new friends who help her with her
newfound powers which will allow her to unravel the mystery surrounding her
father’s death. Then a local man is killed,
and Pippin is positive it relates to her father’s murder. Pippin needs to be careful or she could end
up the next victim.
Murder in Devil’s Cove by Melissa Bourbon is the debut of A Magic Book Mystery series. I thought the story was well-written and absorbing. I liked the characters, especially the elder
Mr. McAdams. The author took the time to
establish the main characters and well as the town. I enjoyed the descriptions of Devil’s Cove
and the house the twins inherited. It was fun following Pippin as she explored
the town and made friends. The mysteries
were fascinating. Two murders that occur
two decades apart. The second half of
the book had me quickly flipping the pages of my ereader. The suspense increased as we got closer to
the end and the identity of the killer. I
could not wait to see if I had guessed correctly (I love solving whodunits). The paranormal aspect was interesting. Pippin discovers her special ability and must
figure out how to use it. Magic and
books are a wonderful combination (bibliomancy). I look forward to learning more about the
families magic and the lore. I thought
the author beautifully intertwined magic and mystery. The one thing I did not enjoy was the foul
language. Murder in Devil’s Cove is an intriguing tale
with forbidden books, a departed dad, family folklore, mysterious magic,
renovation revelations, and one bewildered bibliomancer.
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Murder in Devils Cove --- looks good!
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ReplyDeleteLovely cover on a book I can't wait to read. Definitely on my TBR list.
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