Witchfire

Lauren Maddison. Alyson Books, $14.95 (401pp) ISBN 978-1-55583-595-8

When her grandmother's grave is dug up, Connor Hawthorne hurries back to England with her friend Laura Nez, a Navajo guide, to find out who's responsible. In Witchfire: A Connor Hawthorne Mystery, Lauren Maddison's (Deceptions) series heroine tries to break the ruthless servants of dark supernatural forces of their grave-digging, murderous habits.

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