Dead in The Water by Jade Kirkland
English | 2025 | Mystery & Thriller
Juniper Harlow didn’t ask to inherit an occult bookshop, a stubborn little spark of magic, or the unofficial role of “local supernatural problem-solver.” She just wanted to run the espresso machine, avoid the council’s paperwork, and not embarrass herself in front of the hot detective who keeps showing up at inconvenient moments.
Then a respected town leader turns up dead in the library archives — drowned in a room with no water, no witnesses, and a circle of scorched sigils that definitely shouldn’t exist.
Now Crescent Bay’s ancient protections are acting strange, Detective Sam Reeves wants answers he doesn’t actually believe in, and Juniper is the only one who can feel the hole torn through the town’s magic… a hole big enough for something dangerous to slip through.
To solve the murder, Juniper will have to confront old bargains, meddling coven politics, and the unsettling truth that her aunt may have been keeping more than dusty books in the back room.
Sharp, witchy, and quietly chaotic, Dead In The Water introduces a heroine who never asked to save her town — she just can’t stand to watch it drown.
Welcome to Crescent Bay. Bring coffee. And maybe a life jacket.
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