A Psychic Sleuth, a Talking Cat, and One Deadly Mascara Wand…
When city librarian Kerilee Oberon touches a mysterious black clamshell, she suddenly finds herself caught between psychic visions and magical chaos in the quaint village of Nethertown. Dreaming of a fresh start away from Manhattan’s noise, she hadn’t anticipated a murder interrupting her first meal in town—or the prime suspect becoming her newest friend.
When Edwin Carlin, the honest-to-a-fault appliance repair engineer, gets hospitalized by a poisoned mascara wand, Kerilee reluctantly teams up with Mysty, a talking cat who insists she’s Kerilee’s psychic tutor. Together, they dive paw-first into a tangled web of eccentric suspects—including a realtor who knew the victim was about to blow open shady land deals with a powerful corporation and a pet shop owner who may have sold the poison that killed the victim.
As threats mount and shadows close in, Kerilee must decipher cryptic messages from invasive psychic visions, a ghost, and outsmart a cunning killer lurking among charming storefronts. If she can’t unravel the puzzle quickly, her fresh start could end before it even begins.
About Author Petra Shaw
Petra Shaw writes Paranormal Cozy Mysteries set in a quirky upstate New York town. Her debut, Mascara Murder, introduces psychic sleuth Kerilee Oberon and her talking cat, Mysty. Inspired by regional folklore and personal encounters with the strange, Petra blends humor, mystery, and the supernatural into charming, trope-filled adventures.