Murder Divined
(2025)(The eighth book in the Witching Hour Ghost Hunters Mystery series)
A novel by Kat McGee
Some melodies are to die for… and this one might just be Marna Langley’s last song.
The Witching Hour Ghost Hunters crew travels deep into the mountains of East Tennessee to investigate their most bizarre location yet: a full-blown medieval castle, complete with stone turrets and lonely battlements, mysteriously dropped into the heart of Appalachia. Inside, witch and psychic medium Marna Langley is captivated by the castle’s tragic phantom, Julian, a dashing violinist whose ghostly music echoes through the stone corridors with a beauty that is dangerously enchanting. Marna finds herself inexplicably drawn to the romantic spirit, his melody pulling at her heartstrings and fogging her psychic senses.
Lil, her famously fussy feline familiar, is having none of it. She declares the spectral serenades sound like ‘a screech owl with a head cold’ and is convinced the handsome ghost is more manipulative than musical. Meanwhile, Marna’s co-host, Royce Davenport, can only watch with growing concern as the woman he’s falling for is swept away by a phantom rival within the castle's lonely walls, threatening to derail their investigation and their relationship.
The haunting ballad turns deadly when a pushy music historian is found sprawled at the foot of the castle’s grand staircase, his death a jarring modern counterpoint to Julian’s ghostly seranade. It becomes terrifyingly clear that Julian’s sad story might be a performance, and his music isn’t just a lament but a cover-up for a crime someone is still willing to kill over.
To solve the case, Marna must break free from the violinist's hypnotic influence and distinguish true love from a deadly enchantment. If she can’t, she’s destined to become the tragic final note in the castle's symphony of murder.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
The Witching Hour Ghost Hunters crew travels deep into the mountains of East Tennessee to investigate their most bizarre location yet: a full-blown medieval castle, complete with stone turrets and lonely battlements, mysteriously dropped into the heart of Appalachia. Inside, witch and psychic medium Marna Langley is captivated by the castle’s tragic phantom, Julian, a dashing violinist whose ghostly music echoes through the stone corridors with a beauty that is dangerously enchanting. Marna finds herself inexplicably drawn to the romantic spirit, his melody pulling at her heartstrings and fogging her psychic senses.
Lil, her famously fussy feline familiar, is having none of it. She declares the spectral serenades sound like ‘a screech owl with a head cold’ and is convinced the handsome ghost is more manipulative than musical. Meanwhile, Marna’s co-host, Royce Davenport, can only watch with growing concern as the woman he’s falling for is swept away by a phantom rival within the castle's lonely walls, threatening to derail their investigation and their relationship.
The haunting ballad turns deadly when a pushy music historian is found sprawled at the foot of the castle’s grand staircase, his death a jarring modern counterpoint to Julian’s ghostly seranade. It becomes terrifyingly clear that Julian’s sad story might be a performance, and his music isn’t just a lament but a cover-up for a crime someone is still willing to kill over.
To solve the case, Marna must break free from the violinist's hypnotic influence and distinguish true love from a deadly enchantment. If she can’t, she’s destined to become the tragic final note in the castle's symphony of murder.
Genre: Cozy Mystery