In case you’ve missed anything about it, THE VILLAGE LIBRARY DEMON-HUNTING SOCIETY is a must-read for fans of murder mysteries infused with whimsy and the paranormal, as well as readers of The Eyre Affair and The Midnight Library. The story is a riotous mix of Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Murder, She Wrote following a librarian with a knack for solving murders who soon realizes there is something supernatural afoot in her cozy little town. Truly the perfect Halloween-season read!
September 24, 2024
Publisher: Ace
A librarian with
a knack for solving murders soon realizes there is something
supernatural afoot in her little town in this cozy fantasy mystery.
Librarian Sherry Pinkwhistle keeps finding bodies—and solving murders. But she's concerned by just how many killers she's had to track down in her quaint village. None of her neighbors seem surprised by the rising body count...but Sherry is becoming convinced that whatever has been causing these deaths is unnatural.
Librarian Sherry Pinkwhistle keeps finding bodies—and solving murders. But she's concerned by just how many killers she's had to track down in her quaint village. None of her neighbors seem surprised by the rising body count...but Sherry is becoming convinced that whatever has been causing these deaths is unnatural.
But
when someone Sherry was close to ends up dead, and her cat, Lord Thomas
Crowell, is possessed by what seems to be an ancient demon, Sherry
realizes she is going to need an exorcist more than a detective. With
the help of her town's new priest and an assortment of friends who dub
themselves the "Demon Hunting Society," Sherry needs to solve the murder
and get rid of the demon.
This
riotous mix of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Murder, She Wrote is a
lesson for demons and murderers alike: Never mess with a librarian.
Praise for the novels of C. M. Waggoner
“Much of the comedy in Ms. Waggoner's story comes from the clash between Delly's Dickensian world, where ‘red drip’ takes the place of cheap gin, and the Jane Austen realm of arranged marriages, footmen, and careful distinctions between ladies and lady-adjacent personages....There's great fun in figuring out the rules of the game.”
—The Wall Street Journal
“With this winning ensemble adventure, Waggoner again proves her skill at crafting immersive, historically flavored fantasy.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“[a] spellbinding debut novel”
—BookBub
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C. M. Waggoner grew up in rural upstate New York, where she spent a lot of time reading fantasy novels in a swamp. She studied creative writing at SUNY Purchase and lived in China for eight years before moving with her husband to Albany, NY. In her spare time, she volunteers, performs kitchen experiments, asks if she can pet your dog, and gardens badly.
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