Skirting the Grave by Annette Blair

Skirting the Grave by Annette Blair - 277 pages
A Vintage Magic Mystery #4

Maddie has her hands full planning her sister's baby shower and organizing her other sister's fundraiser.  She doesn't have the time to also take on the intern she was coerced into mentoring.  But when Maddie goes to pick up her intern from the train station, she discovers the woman already dead.  Later that evening, a woman claiming to be the intern, and looking identical to the dead body, arrives at her doorstep.  Now Maddie must figure out who was killed and why.

This is the fourth book in the series.  I enjoyed the story and liked the character of the mysterious intern  I do think the romance took more of a central role in the this book which was a little distracting to the mystery.

Death by Diamonds by Annette Blair

Death by Diamonds by Annette Blair - 277 pages
A Vintage Magic Mystery #3

Maddie has another murder to solve.  Unfortunately, this time it is the death of her close friend and Broadway star Dominique DeLong.  She was killed and millions of dollars of diamonds were stolen.  Now Maddie must figure out her killed her friend and find the diamonds before someone comes after her.

Another great entry in the series.

Larceny and Lace: A Vintage Magic Mystery by Annette Blair

Larceny and Lace by Annette Blair - 288 pages
A Vintage Magic Mystery #2

Maddie is running out of time before her shop's grand opening.  Unfortunately, things just keep getting in the way of her preparations.  There's a fire at the business across the street.  Her aunt convinces her to host a Halloween part in the upstairs room of the shop.  And there is another murder to be solved.

This is the second book in Annette Blair's Vintage Magic mystery series.  I really enjoyed the first book.  I thought the second book was a little more rushed in its story.  Still, it was an enjoyable a read and I look forward to reading more of the series.

A Veiled Deception by Annette Blair

A Veiled Deception by Annette Blair - 246 pages
A Vintage Magic Mystery #1

Maddie is returning home to help plan her sister's wedding.  Unfortunately, she stumbles across the dead body of her sister's fiance's ex-girlfriend.  She's been killed with her sister's wedding veil.  Maddie is determined to prove her sister was not the murderer and she'll use any clue she can to do that -- even clues from visions she is getting from the vintage clothes connected to the killer.

This is the first in a mystery series with a psychic twist.  The main character is able to get visions from vintage clothing.  I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more of this series.

Tulle Death Do Us Part by Annette Blair

Tulle Death Do Us Part by Annette Blair - 258 pages
A Vintage Magic Mystery #6


Maddie is on a new case.  This time she is investigating a scavenger hunt that seems to have gone horrible wrong.  Decades ago, the Mystick by the Sea Country Club held a secret scavenger hunt where a young woman seems to have drowned at sea.   Now Maddie must use her gift reading vintage clothes to determine who killed her and why.

I enjoyed this latest Vintage Magic Mystery book.  While some of the mystery was easy to figure out from the beginning, other aspects didn't reveal themselves until the end.  I also enjoyed the evolving characters and relationships. 

Gone With the WItch by Annette Blair

Gone With the Witch by Annette Blair - 294 pages

Storm hears a baby crying every time she gets near to Aiden.  She knows it is her psychic powers telling her he has a missing baby.  So she kidnaps him and sets out to follow the crying.  Along the way, Storm and Aiden fight a mutual attraction that could change both of their lives forever.

Turns out this is the second book in a trilogy - and it is actually the second trilogy in a series.  So there was a lot of backstory and side characters that was confusing.  However, the main story was understandable on its own.  It might be interesting to find the other books and read them.