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Witch Theme Mystery Series : Super Supernatural Paranormal Theme Mysteries…

On to the fourth part of the Super Supernatural Mystery Novels with the Witch Theme:

Witch:

Madelyn Alt: Bewitching Mystery Series… Maggie O’Neill happens to be much more than an antique store clerk in Stony Mill, Indiana…

Barbra Annino: Stacy Justice Mystery Series (Opal Fire is book #1)

Heather Blake (aka Heather Webber): Magic Potion Mysteries

Juliet Blackwell (aka Hailey Lind): Witchcraft Mystery Series… Lily Ivory owns a vintage clothing shop where she “witches” she had lots of customers…

Barbara Bretton: Chloe Hobbs’ Paranormal Mystery Series… Chloe is one half sorceress and owns the Sticks & Strings Knitting Shop…

Bailey Cates (aka Cricket McRae): Magical Bakery Mystery Series… Katie Lightfoot is the manager of her uncle’s and aunt’s Honeybee Bakery shop, where Aunt Lucy adds special ingredients to her baked goods…

Shirley Damsgaard: Ophelia & Abby Mystery Series… A librarian and her grandmother are charming sleuths…

Leighann Dobbs & Traci Douglass: Silver Hollow Paranormal Mystery Series – Issy Quinn is a witch and pet store owner in Silver Hollow, a small, paranormal lakeside town.

Delia James: Witch’s Cat Mystery Series… Annabelle Britton, an artist who becomes a witch…

Madison Johns: Lake Forest Witches Mystery Series…

Joyce and Jim Lavene (aka J.J. Cook & Ellie Grant): Purple Door Detective Agency Mystery Series… Sunshine Merryweather is a witch/sleuth.

Joyce and Jim Lavene (aka J. J. Cook & Ellie Grant): Retired Witches Mystery Series

Maria E. Schneider: Moon Shadow Series… Adriel’s knowledge of spells helps keep her safe while sleuthing…

Clea Simon writes the Witch Cats of Cambridge Mystery Series – which features Becca, a single, unemployed woman who studies to become a witch – but who also gets a lot of help from Harriet, Laurel, & Clara – her three cats.

Kirsten Weiss: Witches of Doyle Mystery Series

This list doesn’t include the following Paranormal Cozy Mystery themes: Ghost, Psychic or 6th Sense, Vampire or Werewolf, Witch, or Enchanted/Magical  (which I’ve listed on the Theme page.)

Please feel free to post a comment if you know of any other mystery authors (who are currently on the Cozy Mystery site) who you think write mysteries that would fit into this Witch Theme. Thanks!

♦To access more Cozy Mysteries by Theme click on this link.♦

Comments

  1. Kim Harrison needs to be added to the witch series, she’s a witch who lives in a church with a vampire and pixies. The books are a hoot!

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  2. Heather Webber has a new book coming out in January that she is writing as Heather Blake – It Takes a Witch, the first in her Wishcraft Mystery series

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    • Thanks, Judith, for the heads-up. I have gone ahead and made a note of her Heather Webbers “new name” and her new Wishcraft Mystery Series.

      Thanks, again!

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  3. Does anyone know when the next Shirley Damsgaard book is due out? I am having withdrawal symptoms. I love her and Madelyn Alt.
    Thanks! Cindy

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  4. Hi Danna.
    I just noticed your request for more books with Witch themes. I remembered about Hannah Svendson. Not sure of spelling, I’ll write it correctly after I can check it. The author is located in the ‘S’ section of Fiction and Literature at Borders. It is sort of a “cozy-fiction”. Thru a mixture of Business 101, witches, warlocks, gargoyles and what not, you get a really Fun read!
    The main character-human female-it seems is immune to the spells cast on them by non-mortals. Non-mortals can then walk about freely without being discovered for what they really are.
    But our heroine sees gargoyles, fairies, and all other such things everywhere she goes. She is then contacted by one of these strange-must be going to a party characters. That’s when the fun begins! And about the business part…OH BOY!…what fun with lots and lots and lots of action and adventure!

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    • Hi,
      This is in reply to Hannah Svendson witch series. The author actual is Shanna Swendson. As far as I know she wrote 4 books in this series featuring Katie Chandler. Katie has no magical abilities but is able to see all things magical. The series was a very fun read and I was sorry when I finished the last book.
      Sincerely,
      Carol

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    • Thanks Laura! Her books are great, but I haven’t seen any since her last title-“Don’t Hex with Texas” or like that. 🙁
      Kay

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  6. Kimberly Frost has three from her Southern Witch series and they are REALLY good. Would love to see you add her to this list.

    Thanks for such a great website! ; )

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  7. The Stacy Justice series by Barbra Annino is the best. You will fall in love with her and her Grandmother and 2 great-aunts and the entire crazy family! Powerful witches who are charming, hysterically funny with a bit of mystery, murder and mayhem tied in.

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    • Thank you, Camille, for telling us about Barbra Annino’s Stacy Justice (paranormal) Mystery Series.

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  8. Dolores Stewart Riccio is an author not to be missed for us lovers of all things witchy! She has seven (or 8?) books in her “The Divine Circle of…” Cass Shipton, owner of an herbal business and a group of friends in a library study group discover that magic actually works and so become a circle. Then they discover that each has a unique “quality” which is totally useful when it comes to solving the various murders that seem to follow them around. Thanks for the other suggestions and be sure to check these out!

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  11. I have enjoyed most of the authors that are listed here, Alt, Annino, Balckwell, Blake, Cates, Damsgaard, Geary,Frost, & Dolores Stewart Riccio, who started me off with the witchy genre, her #9 was just released. Other authors I enjoy are Tonya Kappes, Mindy Klasky, H.P. Mallory, Rose Pressey. I have these is paperback, but have repurchased these on Nook & recently bought a Kindle paperwhite to keep up with the ones who are no longer with Barnes & Noble. I hope you enjoy any you may chose to try.

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    • Lori H, I’m glad you posted this comment on the Witch Theme Mystery Series page. I just glanced at the page and see I hadn’t yet added Heather Blake (aka Heather Webber): Wishcraft Mystery Series to the list!

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  13. I think Barbra Annino belongs on this list! Her books are e-books and I read all of her Stacy Justice series (4 books so far) one right after the next. Enjoyed them!

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    • Thanks, Garity L, I just added Barbra Annino’s Stacy Justice Mystery Series to the Paranormal: Witch mystery books theme.

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  14. I just finished J.D. Shaw’s first book, called “Easy Bake Coven”. He is working on a second book. Has anyone else read his first book?

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    • Lisa, thank you for the suggestion. I wasn’t quite sure where I should put Ellery Adams’ Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery Series. I wasn’t sure if they would qualify as a “Paranormal – Witch” theme. It became a question for me: Is Ella Mae actually a witch, or are her pies charmed without help from her as a witch? (That probably doesn’t make sense, but I hope it does.)

      At one point I thought I should maybe add a new paranormal theme… a “Magical Powers” type of theme. But then that led me to the question: Can someone have “magical powers” without being a type of “witch”?

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      • I think in the Charmed Pie Series the main characters are fae (fairy) creatures. They had magical powers as well.

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  16. Maybe not witch enough but the the first book by Dawn Eastman
    A family fortune mystery Is Pall in the Family – Kari Lee Townsend liked it and of course Bailey Cates with the Magical Bakery series
    Newest Charms and Chocolate Chips. Sorry if everyone knows about these or they don’t belong but I really enjoyed them – the latter is a light witch. Have a magical day…

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    • Pata and Lisa, I am going to put up a new paranormal theme that will catch all of the NON Witch, Ghost, Psychic, and Vampire theme mysteries. It will be a Charmed, Enchanted, & Magical theme.

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  17. Just found this site. I love all witch mysteries and was unsure what was out there (knew of Madelyn Alt). Now I know where to look so I can keep on reading. Thank you.

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    • Judy, none of us here have heard anything new. We are still waiting to see when her In Charm’s Way will be published…

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  21. So I need help!! Several years ago a read a cozy witch trilogy about a woman working in an herbalist shop somewhere in the south. She made perfumes that were actually spells. Loved them but can’t remember the author or the series.

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    • Elise, you might be thinking of the Magic Potion Mysteries by Heather Blake? I’m not completely certain that she makes perfumes that are spells, but the other details seem to fit. Otherwise, hopefully someone else can make a suggestion!

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      • Could it be the magical cures series by tonya kappes. If not check it out. They are a fast funny and cozy read.

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  22. I am reading Morgana Best series The Kitchen Witch. There are seven books so far. Enjoying it so far!

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  23. Jennifer David Hesse has the Wiccan Wheel series. Midsummer Night’s Mischief and Bell, Book & Candlemas…Yuletide Homicide has a September 26, 2017 release date.

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  25. Hi Danna,

    I have been reading a great witch series
    “Witchless in Seattle Mystery Series” by Dakota Cassidy. She also has a new series starting
    “Nun of Your Business Series”

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  27. Esme Addison’s has the Enchanted Bay Mystery series. I just read the first book in the series, A Spell For Trouble. It’s really good.

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  28. Hi,
    I recently listened to an audiobook cozy mystery about a witch who worked as a wedding/events planner, but I can’t remember the name of the series or the author! Can anyone help? Thanks in advance!

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      • Danna,
        Thanks so much. I found the series just a few days ago. It’s ‘A Touch of Magic series by Danielle Garrett.
        One of the characters is now a crossover to her Beechwood Harbor series. Both series are so much fun.
        Thanks again for thinking of me!

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  29. “Witch Way to Amethyst Bay” Book One and Two: by Catherine Wright is another book series to be added. It’s sold via Amazon. Book Three will be released this winter. Thanks!

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  30. How about the “A Witch of Edgehill”-Series (5 books till now) by Melissa Erin Jackson?
    The setting is a fictional town named “Edgehill” where everyone is crazy about cats (e.g. street-, shop- and event-names are all cat-related, the protagonist does have two cats and she sells toys that are magical, most of them in cat-form) – so these books could also fit in the “cat”-category. 😀

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  31. Nancy Warren has at least 3 witchy mystery series–*The Vampire Knitting Club*, which has a witch as main character; *The Great Witches Baking Show*–which also includes recipes; *The Vampire Book Club*, with another witch as main character. The two series with “vampire” in the title, both feature witches as main characters and witchcraft as primary story elements, while the vampires are definitely secondary characters. As prolific as this writer is, she will probably have another series going before I actually post this.

    Helen Harper’s *The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Magic*, is yet another cozy witchy series, as is Christine Zane Thomas” *Witching Hour Cozy Mystery* series, which includes some additional supernatural/paranormal characters, but is definitely a witchy mystery series.

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  32. I just finished reading the first two books in Angela M. Sanders’ new Witch Way Librarian series. I enjoyed them very much and am hoping there will be additional books in the future.

    On the run from a scandal in D.C., librarian Josie Way takes a job at a small library in a former logging town in Oregon. On her journey she discovers she’s a witch.

    Besides with the mystery aspect, it is fun finding out –along with Josie– what her new found witchy powers can do.

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  33. I have 2 new series that I think fit the bill. One’s cozy, and while the other one isn’t, the author has been mentioned here before. I think one of these also belongs in the senior sleuths theme also.
    The first one, is called Sunnyside Retired Witches Community, and it’s by Paula Lester. The first book is called A bottle full of djinn. I’m not really sure which part of the paranormal them would best fit this, so, I decided to put it here. The series takes place in the magical town of Sunnyside California. The main character, Zoey Rivers is a witch, whose in charge of/runs a retirement home for witches. While the majority of the residents and the staff are witches, there’s also a fairy whose the home’s secretary/receptionist, and an elderly demon, a sorcerer, and a genie live at the home as well. In between trying to keep the residents out of trouble, juggling her family, she also solves murders with the help of her residents. That’s why I thought this one should go in the senior sleuths theme also. They’re short reads, 3-5 hours long, so, I’d get the 2 box sets if you read them on Audible.
    I have read the first 6 books in the series, and thought they were very funny and entertaining and heartwarming.
    While this one isn’t cozy, Darynda Jones has been mentioned on here before. So, I thought I’d go ahead and post this. It’s called Betrixt And Between series and it’s pretty new. The first book is called Betrixt. After a messy devorce that’s left her broke and desperate, the main character Defiance Dayne, gets a letter, requesting her to come to Salem MA. stating that she’s inherited a house from her Grandmother, whom she has little memory of. When she gets there, she realizes that she’s not just a chef, she’s a very powerful witch, and that because of that, she has a target on her back. I listened to this one on Audio as well, while I was getting over COVID. and really enjoyed it.

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  34. Jeannie Wycherley has a series of about 15 books called Wonky Inn, featuring a witch named Alfhild Daemonne who owns and operates an inn in a picturesque Devonshire village. There are a few unnumbered special volumes as well.

    In addition, there is a spinoff series called Wonderland Detective Agency, about a witch detective named Elise Liddell. Alfhild appears as a minor character.

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  35. I haven’t actually read any of this series yet, so I can’t say if it’s any good or not. But another series of cozy mystery books that is witch themed is ‘A Farmers’ Market Witch Mystery Series’ by Constance Barker 🙂

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  36. This blog is amazing! Cozy mystery is now one of my favourite genres…

    Rosie Reed should be added to this list. She is the author of Magic Cakes Cafe, so far the serie has 9 books

    It´s about a young witch living in an English vilage full of magical beings. Soooo good!

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  37. I can think of two additions to this list!

    First, Lily Webb’s Magic and Mystery series about a young reporter who discovers she’s a witch when she’s hired by a newspaper in the magical town of Moon Grove (author’s website: https://www.lilywebbmysteries.com/book-list/broomsticks-and-burials/)

    Second, there are only 2 books, but the Enchanted Bay Mystery Series by Esme Addison is about a family of witches/mermaids(?) in a coastal North Carolina town (book info: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/0DS/an-enchanted-bay-mystery)

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