The Magician: An Andromache Jones Mystery (Short Story#1) [COMPLETED]
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Complete, First published Jul 18, 2014
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"I am about to set you a challenge, Miss Jones, one that has very real life and death consequences."

Andromache Jones is a tarot-reading witch from the sleepy village of Bramblesgrove, where she runs River Gardens Mystical Services. From here, she gives tarot readings, casts runes, gazes lovingly at the moon and stars, plays with crystals and herbs...and sometimes solves crimes. She likes to think of herself as a part-time private detective who untangles mysteries, but really she is an amateur sleuth who happens to attract trouble - and troublesome clients.

Andromache Jones has somehow managed to capture the attention of The Magician and finds herself caught up in The Game, his challenge that has very real life and death consequences, and not only for her. Can she complete the test he has set in the allotted time and live to see another day, or will failure, and The Magician triumph?

This 10th Anniversary 2nd Edition was updated February - March 2023.
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