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Whitewitch Island #2
Dead And Buried
Hello there, Ms. Popularity The older woman waved with happy enthusiasm from the other side of the restaurant patio’s railing, beaming a smile in my direction as she walked past. I waved back, though I knew my smile had to look strained. Thing was, I had no clue—none in the living world, or the dead one for that matter—who she was. Was there some history I’d failed to recall? I’d only been living on Whitewitch Island for two weeks now. The chances I’d encountered her in my previous life as a Guild Artemis inquisitor fell to the wayside since she didn’t magical in any way. Thing was, it had been a rather common occurrence since I’d assisted local sheriff Harriet Quinn in solving the cluster of murders—and an older mystery, too. Random residents shared their over-eager greetings, happy to welcome me with smiles and waves and thumbs up while I did my best not to be a weirdo about my returned responses. Whatever was going on, the attention was starting to make me uncomfortable. Retired Guild Artemis Inquisitor Georgia Drake has had two weeks to settle into her new home, including fourteen delicious days watching adorably attractive handyman, Sam Spencer, work shirtless on a regular basis. While his reluctance to express his affections continue to trouble her, Georgia’s romantic entanglements fall to the wayside when a team of treasure hunters arrives and takes over the sea caves with claims a pirate ship might be hidden there. When one of their number turns up dead, Georgia is again on the hunt for a killer. But is the death tied to the treasure or is there something more nefariously mundane behind it all? Find out in book two of the Whitewitch Island Paranormal Cozies!
222 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 15, 2021
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About the author
Patti Larsen
307 books549 followersI write a lot of paranormal books for someone who is afraid of the dark. And I wonder why I have to sleep with the lights on. Sometimes life is a teenaged B horror movie and I'm the one who investigates when the scary music is playing. But the voices are calling and resistance is… Yes. I am a Star Trek geek, too. And a fan of RPG’s. With a slight coolness factor since I've been told I'm allowed to join the pops.
Naw. I like being a nerdy girl :)
Naw. I like being a nerdy girl :)
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January 9, 2025
Second in the Whitewitch Island cozy paranormal mystery series revolving around a retired Inquisitor Georgia Drake, who has lived on the island for two weeks now. The focus is on a shipwreck rumored to have treasure.
My Take
It’s a switch on the island approving of the sheriff in Dead Even , 1, and their current resentment towards her, stripping away their respect for the previous sheriff.
As for the council . . . pfaugh . . . You’d think they’d appreciate a sheriff who gets to the truth?! Unfortunately, not everyone tells the truth. Surprise. Not. Other “truths” are law enforcement’s distrust of journalists — seems I’ve read that same problem in JD Robb’s In Death series, *grin*.
Then there’s that local historian who is NOT happy, and she isn’t afraid to let anyone know.
Truer words: “being a good friend sometimes meant allowing the other person to just vent without actually trying to fix things”. Yep, and a truth I struggle to adhere to — I’m always wanting to help. I think I need a tattoo of that on my hand!
Ooh, more truer words. It’s the rich who get all the consideration and the small-time businesses who get the runaround. Of course it is handy for Larsen as it allows her to start opening up the “real” problems in the series.
I do wish I could talk to my cat the way Georgie talks with Benjamin. Then again, I might not like what he has to tell me. As for Benjamin, Georgia might think he’s a “good boy” who’ll mind her, but he proves he has a mind of his own.
I had to laugh when Georgia realizes how quickly she’s adapting to human actions instead of the power she’s used all her life. Then her realization about how easy it is to become close to a human.
Katerina’s passion for her grandfather’s interests was heartwarming, as was her concerns about the fraudsters in their area of interest.
There’s a wee bit of romance, unrequited and twisted on two sides.
For all Georgia’s snottiness about how much better magical people are, she doesn’t disdain some of those human inventions, *snicker*. It can be a fun read of the differences between the cultures, the different terminologies, law enforcement restrictions, and more.
There’s plenty of action as Benjamin starts evolving, unwelcome truths rise up, the emotions the Filos’ exploration brings up, and secrets of the past are uncovered.
Okay, yeah, Dead and Buried is a B novel, but it is cozy and entertaining. And I have to agree, it’s lovely to do something you love together. Until Larsen teases with that cliffhanger at the end!
The Story
Dang it, ever since Georgia helped the sheriff solve some murders, everyone on the island is treating her like a minor celebrity.
Unlike the angry Isaac Levine who is demanding the council do something about the income he’s losing when he’s barred from the sea caves.
But then the bodies start to pile up.
The Characters
Georgia Drake retired from her position as inquisitor for the Guild Artemis. Benjamin, a black Hades Guardian mastiff with amazing hearing but who failed the tests, is with Georgia as are the teasing raven pair whom Georgia rescued, Conscio and Caprice. Georgia’s family includes Arimanthia, her paternal grandmother who married a powerful Gold Dragon Sentinel. Morgana Drake, North American Magical League Emissary, is her nosy, pushy mother. Daddy is a Lead Defender for Guild Nemesis. Mattew, her big brother, is following the track their parents laid out for him.
Elias Barrow, her partner, had died on the job. SSA Tabitha Canard is a friend of Georgia’s who married Damon, a human who just got promoted to VP of Operations for a medical research corporation; Tab left the Guild Artemis for the FBI. Their children include Minerva “Minnie” and Pike. Meline and Jarrod are another team of inquisitors from Guild Artemis.
Whitewitch Island is . . .
. . . in a non-magical California, an hour from San Francisco, where Harriet Quinn is the local sheriff. Dr Mavis Fernsby, a retired Guild Hades Thaumaturge (a necromancer), is now the local medical examiner. Olive and Holly Henry, mother and thirteen-year-old daughter, are Georgia’s neighbors, and a sweet pair. Georgia indulges Olive who thinks she’s a psychic.
Isaac Levine owns Circe Cave Climbers, which is in dire straits with the restraints placed on the caves. Noah Muller, who has assisted Isaac, is trying to get his Gram, Flora Muller, who’s the local historical expert, to calm down. Morris Muller, Flora’s son and Noah’s father, has been dead for years.
The Queen of Beans is a coffee shop where the baristas spoil Benjamin. Mmm, I’d like vanilla cream-filled too. The Acropolis is an expensive hotel. Pam works at the Apollo. Davey Gant.
The divinely delicious Sam Spencer is the island handyman who’s been avoiding Georgie like the plague. (Sam replaced Betsy Ross on the council.) Sam’s dad was a handyman too. Miles Williams, an ex-con, has changed for the better since Dead Even .
Argus and Katerina Filo are grandfather and granddaughter, who search out shipwrecks and now hunt for the treasure of Captain James Marcus’ Ruby Rose . Hank Kale is their dig master and relic authenticator. Others no one knew were involved include Johan Melenson, Peter Swale, Barbor Danweld, and Theodore Vernon. Hudson Mathis had been a collector.
Julian McCoy is a journalist with the LA Times. Heliconium Perralto had been the mage who imprisoned Conscio and Caprice. In 1987, Unger Thicket was shot in San Francisco. Austin Cooper had been the previous sheriff.
The Cover and Title
The cover is a graphic collage in grayed blues and blacks with a massive ship's prow with arched windows all lit up on the left. Conscio and Caprice are whirling at the top along with the two lit lanterns bobbing on the top deck. On the right is a very tall image of the long black-haired Georgia wearing sunglasses and big hoop earrings and a slew of necklaces over her pale gray tank top with her black suit jacket and gray pants. All the text is in white with a black outline, starting at the top with the author's name to the title crossing Georgia's waist. At the very bottom is the series info.
The title is too true, for many are Dead and Buried.
My Take
It’s a switch on the island approving of the sheriff in Dead Even , 1, and their current resentment towards her, stripping away their respect for the previous sheriff.
As for the council . . . pfaugh . . . You’d think they’d appreciate a sheriff who gets to the truth?! Unfortunately, not everyone tells the truth. Surprise. Not. Other “truths” are law enforcement’s distrust of journalists — seems I’ve read that same problem in JD Robb’s In Death series, *grin*.
Then there’s that local historian who is NOT happy, and she isn’t afraid to let anyone know.
Truer words: “being a good friend sometimes meant allowing the other person to just vent without actually trying to fix things”. Yep, and a truth I struggle to adhere to — I’m always wanting to help. I think I need a tattoo of that on my hand!
Ooh, more truer words. It’s the rich who get all the consideration and the small-time businesses who get the runaround. Of course it is handy for Larsen as it allows her to start opening up the “real” problems in the series.
I do wish I could talk to my cat the way Georgie talks with Benjamin. Then again, I might not like what he has to tell me. As for Benjamin, Georgia might think he’s a “good boy” who’ll mind her, but he proves he has a mind of his own.
I had to laugh when Georgia realizes how quickly she’s adapting to human actions instead of the power she’s used all her life. Then her realization about how easy it is to become close to a human.
Katerina’s passion for her grandfather’s interests was heartwarming, as was her concerns about the fraudsters in their area of interest.
There’s a wee bit of romance, unrequited and twisted on two sides.
For all Georgia’s snottiness about how much better magical people are, she doesn’t disdain some of those human inventions, *snicker*. It can be a fun read of the differences between the cultures, the different terminologies, law enforcement restrictions, and more.
There’s plenty of action as Benjamin starts evolving, unwelcome truths rise up, the emotions the Filos’ exploration brings up, and secrets of the past are uncovered.
Okay, yeah, Dead and Buried is a B novel, but it is cozy and entertaining. And I have to agree, it’s lovely to do something you love together. Until Larsen teases with that cliffhanger at the end!
The Story
Dang it, ever since Georgia helped the sheriff solve some murders, everyone on the island is treating her like a minor celebrity.
Unlike the angry Isaac Levine who is demanding the council do something about the income he’s losing when he’s barred from the sea caves.
But then the bodies start to pile up.
The Characters
Georgia Drake retired from her position as inquisitor for the Guild Artemis. Benjamin, a black Hades Guardian mastiff with amazing hearing but who failed the tests, is with Georgia as are the teasing raven pair whom Georgia rescued, Conscio and Caprice. Georgia’s family includes Arimanthia, her paternal grandmother who married a powerful Gold Dragon Sentinel. Morgana Drake, North American Magical League Emissary, is her nosy, pushy mother. Daddy is a Lead Defender for Guild Nemesis. Mattew, her big brother, is following the track their parents laid out for him.
Elias Barrow, her partner, had died on the job. SSA Tabitha Canard is a friend of Georgia’s who married Damon, a human who just got promoted to VP of Operations for a medical research corporation; Tab left the Guild Artemis for the FBI. Their children include Minerva “Minnie” and Pike. Meline and Jarrod are another team of inquisitors from Guild Artemis.
Whitewitch Island is . . .
. . . in a non-magical California, an hour from San Francisco, where Harriet Quinn is the local sheriff. Dr Mavis Fernsby, a retired Guild Hades Thaumaturge (a necromancer), is now the local medical examiner. Olive and Holly Henry, mother and thirteen-year-old daughter, are Georgia’s neighbors, and a sweet pair. Georgia indulges Olive who thinks she’s a psychic.
Isaac Levine owns Circe Cave Climbers, which is in dire straits with the restraints placed on the caves. Noah Muller, who has assisted Isaac, is trying to get his Gram, Flora Muller, who’s the local historical expert, to calm down. Morris Muller, Flora’s son and Noah’s father, has been dead for years.
The Queen of Beans is a coffee shop where the baristas spoil Benjamin. Mmm, I’d like vanilla cream-filled too. The Acropolis is an expensive hotel. Pam works at the Apollo. Davey Gant.
The divinely delicious Sam Spencer is the island handyman who’s been avoiding Georgie like the plague. (Sam replaced Betsy Ross on the council.) Sam’s dad was a handyman too. Miles Williams, an ex-con, has changed for the better since Dead Even .
Argus and Katerina Filo are grandfather and granddaughter, who search out shipwrecks and now hunt for the treasure of Captain James Marcus’ Ruby Rose . Hank Kale is their dig master and relic authenticator. Others no one knew were involved include Johan Melenson, Peter Swale, Barbor Danweld, and Theodore Vernon. Hudson Mathis had been a collector.
Julian McCoy is a journalist with the LA Times. Heliconium Perralto had been the mage who imprisoned Conscio and Caprice. In 1987, Unger Thicket was shot in San Francisco. Austin Cooper had been the previous sheriff.
The Cover and Title
The cover is a graphic collage in grayed blues and blacks with a massive ship's prow with arched windows all lit up on the left. Conscio and Caprice are whirling at the top along with the two lit lanterns bobbing on the top deck. On the right is a very tall image of the long black-haired Georgia wearing sunglasses and big hoop earrings and a slew of necklaces over her pale gray tank top with her black suit jacket and gray pants. All the text is in white with a black outline, starting at the top with the author's name to the title crossing Georgia's waist. At the very bottom is the series info.
The title is too true, for many are Dead and Buried.
August 20, 2021
Not great literature, but I enjoyed reading it. I intend to read the entire series, so that is something. :)
February 24, 2025
Every story I have read in this series has been top notch. Both Georgia and Benjamin the Hades Hound have a fan in me. The plot is straightforward and the premise is finding out about mysterious boats without running lights and the subject of a possible sunken pirate boat in the cave system on the island's edge. The answers are as always convoluted and surprises abound. I most assuredly recommend this book.
July 6, 2021
Good Story
Love Georgia and Harriet and Mavis. Love the pirate themed mystery. Looking forward to reading the next 2 books. The reveal of the murderer was a complete surprise, mainly because there were not enough clues given to figure it out. The murderer revealing themself and exposing why is a little bit of an easy out. Although it was very interesting, so still worth 5 stars.
Love Georgia and Harriet and Mavis. Love the pirate themed mystery. Looking forward to reading the next 2 books. The reveal of the murderer was a complete surprise, mainly because there were not enough clues given to figure it out. The murderer revealing themself and exposing why is a little bit of an easy out. Although it was very interesting, so still worth 5 stars.
October 28, 2023
George and Benjamin to the Rescue
This story picks up a couple of weeks after the last one. It is also a great story, as was the last one. This series just picks you up and carries you along as fast as you can go. I love it.
This story picks up a couple of weeks after the last one. It is also a great story, as was the last one. This series just picks you up and carries you along as fast as you can go. I love it.
June 23, 2021
Awesome!
This author has a way of pulling you in and keeping the action going so you can't get out. I love Georgia and Benny and their adventures.
This author has a way of pulling you in and keeping the action going so you can't get out. I love Georgia and Benny and their adventures.
December 24, 2023
Second Time Around!
Love this series, Georgia and Bennie are such awesome partners! I hope there will be more to this series! 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Who loves Bennie? I do!
Love this series, Georgia and Bennie are such awesome partners! I hope there will be more to this series! 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Who loves Bennie? I do!
January 17, 2024
not as good as the first book
This really feels like a placeholder. The mystery is bland. It is probably building to a better story soon but why take the chance.
This really feels like a placeholder. The mystery is bland. It is probably building to a better story soon but why take the chance.
January 24, 2024
love this series!! I love the imagination of the author and the characters and the story lines!! Benjamin is still my favorite character and we'll have to see what happens to him!!
December 29, 2024
Benny is my favorite character!! Another great adventure.
February 9, 2025
nice cozy murder mystery. I love the magic in it and like the main characters.
3,5 stars
3,5 stars
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