What the Ghost Gave Up: A Murder, She Witches Mystery
By Kat McGee
A dead florist. A ghostly warning. And a bouquet of killer roses.
Octavia Grimstone’s engagement bliss is cut short when the ghost of a murdered florist appears in her bookstore. The spectral message is desperate and fragmented in a warning about a batch of rare black roses that have been tampered with. The chilling apparition leads Octavia to the woman’s body, where the only clue is a single, withered black blossom clutched in her hand.
The mystery becomes terrifyingly personal when her bookstore partners, Blanche and Violet, vanish on their way to a retreat. Their last known destination was the shadowy Midnight Gardens nursery—the very place that supplied the deadly flowers. As Octavia follows the trail, she realizes a strange magic is taking root in Grimstone Grove, one that threatens more than just her friends.
To expose a deadly floral conspiracy, Octavia must lead an unconventional team, including the charming and formidable witch doctor, a ghost-wrangling baker from Willow Hollow whose magic is as volatile as it is vital, and her scathingly brilliant familiar, Elzadora, whose commentary is always on point. They’re delving into a world of botanical creepiness, ambitious witches, and secrets that fester just beneath the soil.
In a town where ambition blooms, she’ll have to weed out a killer before everyone she loves is pushing up daisies.
A dead florist. A ghostly warning. And a bouquet of killer roses.
Octavia Grimstone’s engagement bliss is cut short when the ghost of a murdered florist appears in her bookstore. The spectral message is desperate and fragmented in a warning about a batch of rare black roses that have been tampered with. The chilling apparition leads Octavia to the woman’s body, where the only clue is a single, withered black blossom clutched in her hand.
The mystery becomes terrifyingly personal when her bookstore partners, Blanche and Violet, vanish on their way to a retreat. Their last known destination was the shadowy Midnight Gardens nursery—the very place that supplied the deadly flowers. As Octavia follows the trail, she realizes a strange magic is taking root in Grimstone Grove, one that threatens more than just her friends.
To expose a deadly floral conspiracy, Octavia must lead an unconventional team, including the charming and formidable witch doctor, a ghost-wrangling baker from Willow Hollow whose magic is as volatile as it is vital, and her scathingly brilliant familiar, Elzadora, whose commentary is always on point. They’re delving into a world of botanical creepiness, ambitious witches, and secrets that fester just beneath the soil.
In a town where ambition blooms, she’ll have to weed out a killer before everyone she loves is pushing up daisies.