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    Charmed to Death: An Ophelia and Abby Mystery

    By Shirley Damsgaard

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    Ophelia Jensen's good witch granny Abigail revels in her paranormal powers. But Ophelia never asked for her bothersome psychic abilities -- especially since they proved worthless when the thirty-something librarian's best friend Brian was murdered by a still-unknown assailant.

    Now, five years later, another friend is gone, killed in almost identical fashion. Even dear old Abby isn't safe, distracted as she is by her fight to prevent a massive, mega-polluting pig-farming operation from invading their small Iowa town. And Ophelia can't count on her snarling, scoffing nemesis, police detective Henry Comacho, to get the job done, so she'll have to take matters into her own hands. Because a common thread to the crimes -- and a possible next victim -- is suddenly becoming troublingly apparent . . . and it's Ophelia Jensen herself!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateOct 13, 2009
    ISBN9780061740428
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    Charmed to Death: An Ophelia and Abby Mystery
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    Shirley Damsgaard

    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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    • 2/5
      This is the 2nd book in the series and I am reading it second after the 4th book which I read 1st. Are you with me so far?

      Ophelia (town Librarian) & her Grandmother Abby have the "Gift", which has passed Abby's mother by. Abby is having to go this alone, but is guided by her Great Grandmother's Rune Stones. Abby has visions & dreams...which are as horrific as the murders themselves. Abby is being tracked by a serial killer who previously killed her best friend Brian and later several other professional homosexual men. In the mix is the community that is fighting a large corporate "Hog Farm", which pollutes the rivers and land.

      I like the series, the books are well written...however I have also been able to figure out the Red Herrings and the killers before the conclusion. I am not thrilled with the graphic violence of the murders or her visions. I would prefer there to be more information of her & her grandmother's "Gifts".
    • 3/5
      Following her adventures in the series opener, Witch Way to Murder, Ophelia is settling into her position as a librarian in the small Iowa town where her grandmother, Abby has lived for many years. Ophelia doesn't stay out of trouble for long though because both she and Abby are witches and dead bodies just seem to keep turning up around Ophelia. Soon Ophelia is trying to dodge the policeman who made her life a living hell when her friend Brian was murdered while trying to figure out who would have wanted to murder Brian and why.

      I liked this better than the first book in the series, partly because a lot of the exposition was out of the way thanks to the first book, but mostly due to the presence of a worthy partner/romantic interest for Ophelia - Detective Comacho, who was orginally mentioned in the first book as an antagonist. The chemistry between Ophelia and Comacho is well-done and Damsgaard has them set-up for future collaborations in a way that makes sense. I'm not convinced all the plot threads were that neatly tied up (who was it again who knocked out Abby in the greenhouse and why?) but maybe I just didn't pay close enough attention since I was reading this on a car trip.

      After the first book, I decided to give the series one more try, but I liked this well enough that I think I'll pick up the next one once my "to be read" stack gets a little shorter.
    • 3/5
      A good, cozy book with elements of the paranormal. An enjoyable read. I always like a book with a librarian main character!
    • 4/5
      Enjoyable quick read.
    • 3/5
      I typically enjoy mystery and fantasy novels dealing with psychics and witches, however this one had me grinding my teeth half way through. It seems like the author took every pagan belief system, tossed them into the blender, and out came Ophelia and Abby's thing. Even that I would have forgiven, but I just couldn't get over how Ophelia just can't believe in her own powers after having them demostrated over and over through two books.
    • 4/5
      Quite a readable story of a witch and Librarian who is learning to come to terms with her abilities. I don't hold out much for her abilities as a librarian but her powers as a witch are quite good. Some interesting use of runes in this book make it quite a reasonable read. However I guessed the villain quite early on from some of the clues which weren't very subtle. I'd look forward to getting my hands on more of the same and reading them, only if I happen on them. The portrayal of witches was interesting and well done and the psychic visions well drawn.