A Witch A Ditch and a Who Done It

Cornish Magical Mysteries #1

by Marly Mathews

Millie Collins is a witch who has just landed in a ditch…on top of a dead body. The sleepy villages of Port Merlin and Pendeen have seen their fair share of strange occurrences, but the murder of one of their own, shakes the two small communities to their core.
Like it or not, Millie has found herself smack dab in the middle of A Who Done It. The question is, will she find the murderer—or will the murderer find her?
Millie decides that she will have to trade her witch’s hat for a deerstalker cap and become a super sleuth, if this magical Who Done It is ever going to be solved.

258 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 23, 2016

About the author

Marly Mathews resides in Ontario, Canada with her family and their two Yorkshire Terriers, Shylah and Brynna. Marly writes romances, with Alpha kick ass heroes, and Alpha kick ass heroines. Her romances have drama, comedy and adventure all mixed into one. Marly writes historical, paranormal, fantasy, futuristic and contemporary romance.

Reviews

[Myra Ball · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good new author

This was a fun book with absolutely unique characters and a great plot. I enjoy books that I can learn something new from and the author was great at adding bits about the Cornwall English people. The book could have been set in any small town in the U.S.A. also. Millie has lots of spunk and she's the type that can laugh at herself through life's ups and downs. I'm looking forward to reading the next in the series and more from Marly Mathews.

[Spinneretta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good

A frivolous and fun paranormal cosy mystery, in which a powerful witch from a powerful family, deals with all kinds of magical shenanigans in the small Cornish village where she lives.

This one is a quick read, with lots of entertaining magical happenings, not all of which are related to the main plot. There is a bit of a love triangle, with no real main contender for the heroine Millie’s heart, and Ettie May (Millie’s grandmother) steals much of the limelight.

A fun read for paranormal cosy mystery lovers.

[Donna · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun read

I really enjoyed this story. The magical antics were quite amusing. I did have to take a star away for grammar. There were quite a few grammar errors that distracted from the story.

[Mhairi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am quickly becoming a fan of the cozy mystery. Loved the introduction into this odd little community and I can't wait to start reading the rest of the series.

[Relina Skye · Rating 4 out of 5]

"A Witch A Ditch and a Who Done It" (Cornish Magical Mysteries Book 1) by Marly Mathews is not your average witch mystery story. Millie Collins is a Cornish witch by birth raised Canadian and now a proud resident of the small villages of Port Merlin and Pendeen, Great Britain. As the grand daughter of an Earl, a former Canadian, a woman in either her late twenties or early thirties, and a witch she really doesn't fit into her community. The people of Port Merlin and Pendeen are mostly commoners who have lived in the region most of their lives and are mostly senior citizens. But Millie doesn't mind. While traveling home by broomstick one night, she crashes it and falls into a ditch. One would think she would have broken her neck, but no, she landed on a body. Caught up in the middle of finding out who done it while helping out her ex boyfriend, who is the head of the local law enforcement, and his superior, that has taken in interest in the case, Millie's life is far from dull.
Overall, this was a fairly interesting read. This novel is for people who like murder mysteries with a supernatural twist. The romance is on the light side, there are hints of a possible love triangle, but it is kept fairly low key. There is a good deal of world building involved throughout the course of the novel. Along with a good deal of drama fills the main character's life in great detail.

[Elizabeth Witt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute book. Lots of errors though.

I have to start with the grammatical errors, had to go back and re - read sentences because they didn't make sense. I also felt if I had to read one more "stutters" type of sentence or a " she said softly" . I would scream. Ok I got that it of my system. The book was really a cute , light read. I enjoyed the characters and learning about the witches in the Cornwall villages. Will probably read the others in this series of I can get past the mistakes.

[Allison · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fun read. I loved all the characters, especially the Aunt who's magic was slightly off and made things happen by mentioning them. Granny was hysterical too and I loved how she took care of business. Well-written and our girl, Millie, Witch Extraordinaire, has not one but two love interests to keep things hopping. Never a dull moment for any of the Witches in this book.

[Terri · Rating 1 out of 5]

Actually I did not finish this book. Very rarely do I stop reading something, but this just wasn't my cup of tea. The novel is very British, and the characters seem a bit flat...the colloquialisms were numerous and tiring. I just did not enjoy what I read.

[Adrienne · Rating 3 out of 5]

dry humor to tell a paranormal murder mystery.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty Good Story But

The plot was pretty good but the author needs to hire a proofreader for her books. She needs help with punctuation.