Book of Moons: A Bast Mystery

Rosemary Edghill's Bast (a.k.a. Karen Hightower) is a modern-day witch and amateur detective whose investigations lead her through the colorful and exotic world of New York's occult underground. In Book of Moons, a series of puzzling thefts serves as a prelude to a shocking murder whose origins lurk centuries in the past. Every witch has a Book of Shadows: part recipe book, part liturgy, and part diary. Now someone is looking for one very odd, very special Book--and is willing to kill for it. Bast has few suspects and fewer clues, but where there's a witch, there's a way."Edghill portrays this New York subculture with humor and panache and provides a unique, if sometimes cynical, perspective. Recommended." - Library JournalAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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While known for her Regency romances, Edghill shifted genre with Speak Daggers to Her (LJ 4/1/94) and introduced Bast (a.k.a. Karen Hightower), a practicing witch and amateur sleuth. In her second adventure, Bast "discovers" Mary, Queen of Scots, and the possibility that Mary practiced witchcraft. Bast even meets the current pretender to the Scottish throne, then unwittingly hides a stolen antique spellbook attributed to Mary. Because she is suspicious of other such thefts, Bast looks for connections to the murder of an occult bookstore owner. Edghill portrays this New York subculture with humor and panache and provides a unique, if sometimes cynical, perspective. Recommended.Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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