Even the most skilled sorceress can’t ward off a lawsuit, and Lily is not at her enchanting best with her hands full as the temporary leader of San Francisco's magical community. So after her potbellied pig Oscar head-butts rival clothier Autumn Jennings, Lily tries to make peace without a costly personal injury case.
But any hope of a quiet resolution is shattered when Autumn turns up dead. As one of the prime suspects, Lily searches for a way to clear her name and discovers a cursed trousseau among Autumn’s recently acquired inventory. Lily must deal with a mysterious dogwalker and spend the night in a haunted house as she delves into the trunk’s treacherous past. She’s got to figure out who wanted to harm Autumn fast, before the curse claims another victim…
My Thoughts :
The Witchcraft Mysteries are an old favourite of mine and I can't believe this is already the eighth installment! Juliet Blackwell is one of the best Paranormal Cozy Mystery writers and this series, as well as her other, have been keeping me happy for years! I really look forward to the books and A Toxic Trousseau was one of my favourites so far in the series.
It seems things are heating up in the series and there are a few things that happen in this latest installment that are obviously setting the scene for things to come. Maybe the next book will tie everything up and see the series coming to an end but I really hope it is just the beginning of the storm to come. Fans of the series will have a squee moment next the end and right at the end a wow moment. Also right from the beginning there is a certain mystery regarding a satchel that doesn't get explained completely but offers some interesting twists to the story as a whole.
Dog lovers will be happy with this book because they four legged pooches are everywhere. There is also some great history tidbits and of course a very exciting mystery, a haunted house and Oscar shenanigans! Everything that I have come to expect and enjoy from the series and this author with some wonderful characters and a lovely location.
Well worth reading if you like your cozies to have a paranormal twist. Also worth reading if you just like cozies or witches. There is something for both here. Can't wait for the next installment! It should be very very interesting if all that happened in the last few chapters of a Toxic Trousseau is anything to go by!
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