As I mentioned last week, several of my favorite authors have been frustratingly slow in the past few years to release new books. Gretchen Galway is one of those authors. Her Sonoma Witches series has been LANGUISHING. But, be careful what you wish for, right? I don't know this for a fact, but she tied up A LOT of loose ends in this latest installment and it read like a wrapping up of the series.
Nooooo!
Now that I'm no longer living in California, I need a reliable fix, an occasional hit of Bay Area esthetic, and this series was very much that for me. I was familiar with all the locations, lived in some, visited most. Although, to be honest, I OFTEN found myself grumbling at the pages as I read, insisting that this was not at all as I remembered it.
But, OTOH, if you've spent any time at all in Berkeley, you'll understand that arrogant skepticism is pretty much the default response to EVERYTHING. Part of why I fit right in.
But I digress.
I love the fictional world Galway has created and inserted into MY world. The snooty witch families, the feud between metal witches and hearth witches, the secrets Alma is forced to conceal, her friendships, etc.
I think the fourth book in the series is my favorite, if only because of the cats and Berkeley setting. This is the seventh book in the series and I really enjoyed it as well, although, as I said, it feels like things are coming to an end. I hate that. And I hope I'm wrong. But, if you're one of those people who like to wait until a series is complete to start reading it, I think you're safe to start this one.
Dead Witch in the Library
Gretchen Galway
As witches gather in San Francisco for an exclusive professional conference, a killer hunts in the shadows...
When a 97-year-old witch librarian dies under suspicious circumstances, Alma is called out of her redwood forest to investigate. Unfortunately, dozens of the most powerful witches in the world are also in the city for a conference—and when they aren’t killing each other, they’re insulting or threatening Alma.
Forced to defend her pride as well as her life, Alma follows a trail of clues that suggest anyone could be a killer. As hexes fly and opponents both fae and human swarm around her, Alma unravels her most elaborate magical mystery yet.
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