Black Magic Woman is the first book in the Quincy Morris Supernatural Investigation series. The book opens with a violent confrontation with a group of vampires. Then, Quincy Morris is hired by a family whose house is under Black Magic attack in Madison, Wisconsin.
Morris and his partner, White Witch Libby Chastain, manage to ward the house against the attacks. But to stop the evil happenings, Morris and Chastain need to track down the person who unleashed the deadly curse on the family.
The investigation leads Morris and Chastain to Boston, San Francisco, New Orleans, and New York. A bigger plot with sinister implications changes the whole focus of the mission. I’m also fond of the cover artwork on these books by Chris McGrath. If you’re a fan of Urban Fantasy, Black Magic Woman will entertain you. GRADE: B-
QUINCY MORRIS & LIBBY CHASTAIN INVESTIGATIONS:
1. Black Magic Woman (2008)
2. Evil Ways (2008)
3. Sympathy for the Devil (2009)
4. Play With Fire (2012)
5. Midnight At The Oasis (2013)
6. Strange Magic (2015)
Play with Fire / Midnight at the Oasis (2013)
Black Magic in Madison–with all those students and state reps. Wow.
Patti, magic is in the air!
Never heard of this, but I like his choice of titles.
We saw ELO do “Strange Magic” and I think they also used it in the stage version of XANADU.
Jeff, I’ve always liked Santana’s “Black Magic Woman,” too.
Not familiar with these — though I do like the titles. Ann reads Seanan McGuire’s October Daye and Incryptid series, and also Patricia Briggs’s Mercy Thompson series. I’ve read and have liked some random pages of the Briggs novels, and have kept them aside for potential reading myself.
Jeff, I have some October Daye, Encrypted, and Mercy Thompson books around here somewhere. But I have to be in the right mood to read them.