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Ophelia has always considered her psychic abilities an imposition, except for those times she's been able to put her paranormal talents to good use—like when a friend asks her to help find a missing teenager. Unfortunately it means she and Abby, her kindly, canny sorceress granny, will be taking to the road to pursue the vanished girl in the wilds of Minnesota.
The signs are pointing toward the secluded new age research facility of Jason and Juliet Finch, who live with their troubled—and possibly matricidal—thirteen-year-old niece. And a bizarre local murder that follows their arrival—plus the appearance of a mysterious Native American shaman—only emphasize the urgency of Ophelia and Abby's hunt, drawing them into a web of dark secrets and to the last place they'd ever wish to be: a cottage in the woods where true evil quite possibly resides.
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Shirley Damsgaard, author of numerous published short stories, resides with her family in small-town Iowa, where she has served as Postmaster for the last twenty years. She is currently working on the next Ophelia and Abby mystery, which again touches delightfully upon the paranormal.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (17 customer reviews)
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stories of witches, Oct 1 2006
By Elizabeth Slater - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Trouble With Witches: An Ophelia and Abby Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
3rd in the Ophelia & Abby series, librarian Ophelia has opened up to learning about her psychic abilities from her grandmother, Abby. When they get a request from a friend to help find a missing girl who is reputed to have moved to a cult-like community who investigate psychic abilities, the grandmother/granddaughter team decide to go to the area in Minnesota on vacation to see what they can find out. Ophelia immediately happens upon Tink, the niece of the Finches, the psychic investigators, and feels an immediate connection with her. Tink has made friends with a local Native American shaman, despite his open bitterness against whites. After a strange encounter with a spooky shack in the woods, Ophelia finds another body - this time of a local war veteran of dubious sanity. When Tink confesses to the murder to protect her friend, Ophelia decides that she must find the basis of the paranormal mysteries in the area to clear Tink's reputation and find the missing girl, whose absence seems to take second place to the other mysteries in the small town. Great series!! Love the work, story, and paranormal aspects. Can't wait for the next one, WITCH HUNT, in April.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Continues the strong series, Oct 12 2006
By moria2 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Trouble With Witches: An Ophelia and Abby Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
The Trouble with Witches is the third book in the Ophelia and Abby series. Like its predecessors, it is a great paranormal mystery. Abby and Ophelia are very realistic and likable because their magic doesn't make them perfect or all knowing. They make errors in judgment and mistakes. Rick from Witch Way to Murder calls Ophelia to see if she and Abby would be willing to help him try to locate a missing teen who is a friend of his family. Since she feels that she has just let Henry Comancho down, it doesn't take long for Ophelia to pack up with Abby and head north to Minnesota. Why does Rich think they can help? Well, the young woman was last seen in the company of a paranormal and psychic research group that might be a little cultish. Since neither the group members nor the locals are interested in talking with a reporter, Rick thinks Abby and company might have better luck since they are witches and definitely not reporters. Almost immediately, they draw the notice of the research group members. At the same time, Ophelia starts experiencing odd things, meets a curious Native American, and continues her disturbing habit of tripping over bodies. Another great book in the series!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
This time, the ladies take it to the road (Really 4.5 stars), Oct 2 2007
By R. Kyle - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Trouble With Witches: An Ophelia and Abby Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
When Abby and Ophelia learn that a young girl has disappeared in PSI, a remote Minnesota commune of psychics, the pair of witches take a vacation to see if they can help locate her. They are quickly joined by Ophelia's friend and employee, Darci, who loves an adventure as much as anyone.What they discover is a small town with more secrets than just PSI, including a lakeside resident with a hit and run driving record, a Native American veteran with a justifiable anger at whites and a whole lot of shamanistic talent.
What breaks the trio's heart though is learning another young girl, Tink, silver haired and lavender eyed, with strong talents as a medium who is being drugged and spelled to keep her talents in check.
The trio are in a desperate race to solve the mystery of what PSI is about so they can save both missing girls--and ultimately themselves. "Trouble" is moving away from the tea cosy mystery where the books started and into a bit more heavy mystery-paranormal.
Character growth for both Ophelia and Darci is very well done. Ophelia is beginning to accept her own magical gifts and through her acceptance, we begin to learn how her magical heritage works as well. Darci is also coming into her own, through Ophelia's mentoring and showing herself to be a clever and intelligent person as well as a beautiful one.
The one-half star demerit is for a somewhat muddy plot. With the addition of so much local color and Tink's plight, their original purpose sometimes gets lost. However, this is still a very well-written and interesting book and a valuable addition to the series.
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