You know this is going to be a quirky novel right from the off, what with the doggy quotes at the beginning of most chapters (example: "I spilled spot remover on my dog. He's gone now." Steven Wright).
Stacey Justice is a quirky character too, matching the image portrayed on the front cover. She's a reporter on the paper that her father helped set up. There are three mysteries that she solves through this novel: 1) Who was behind the death of her father many years ago, 2) The mystery of the sad collie dog named Keesha, and 3) Why did Lolly's fiancé disappear just before her wedding, also a long time ago?
And Stacey Justice isn't just a normal human, she belongs to a family of witches, so she has some magic up her sleeve too, and has given the tag the "Seeker of Justice" based on predictions written in the family's "Blessed Book of the Garaghty Clan" that has been passed down the generations.
This is the third book featuring Stacey Justice (the first two being Opal Fire and Bloodstone with a fourth on the way later in 2013 called Emerald Isle), but I got by without having read the first two perfectly fine, although I obviously missed out on the character bios so it did get a little confusing knowing who Lolly, Birdie, Cinnamon and others were in relation to Stacey early on.
The novel is upbeat throughout, Stacey is a busy woman zipping from place to place, and has lots of friends (coming from a small town means she knows everyone), making this book a fun read.
I got this book through Amazon Vine UK. It is listed HERE.
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