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Down in Flames
2020
First Published
4.53
Average Rating
236
Number of Pages

Part of Series

Cursed Books and the Ghost of a Witch When a witch friend of Helga's passes on, she's shocked to see her old friend's ghost attempting to apparate. However, Julie's ghost is having difficulty staying in ghost form so close to her death. Is she trying to warn Helga? Was her death not natural? Julie owned many books, many first collections that are being auctioned off. Several people purchase the various books, but when they are murdered in the same way as the characters in the books, Helga's radar goes off. Are the books cursed? Did Julie curse the books before her death? Helga must tread lightly to discover what happened to her friend and why a strange curse has been exacted on certain personal items of Julie's estate. Could the descendants of an ancient Indian tribe be involved? They've been protesting at the museum. Could the museum curator have a hand in creating turmoil for the tribe and as a result the curse? Or is Julie's daughter Jean an unlikely suspect? Perhaps she has her own secrets.

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4.53
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Author

Constance Barker
Author · 202 books
Constance Barker lives in the Midwest with her husband and two Akitas where she can look out from her screened porch onto a wooded area brimming with activity. Since she was a young girl she read mysteries, often given to her by her grandmother. She loved figuring out who the culprit was and sometimes she was right and other times startled at who the author picked as the assailant. Now she enjoys writing mysteries herself. When she isn't writing stories, she can be found in her favorite vacation spot, Las Vegas or shopping for bargains.
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