A TRINKET FOR THE TAKING Trinket, Book 1

Narrator Christa Lewis summons an intriguing world of mystics in this Magical Trinket mystery set in the contemporary mortal realm. When a deadly assassin's trinket is stolen from a visiting diplomat, Dovey Van Dalen, a fashionable, quick-witted 200-year-old mystic (aka "bonded") investigator, must use her enchanted toolkit to solve the case. As trinket-related deaths in a wealthy unbonded (human) family mount, Dovey develops a forbidden attraction to unbonded FBI Special Agent Barlow, who is investigating them. Older mystics are voiced with European-sounding accents; Dovey's BFF Ursula, who sounds like Zsa Zsa Gabor, is a vivacious example. Lewis's nimble characterizations never give away the thief and murderer, ensuring an air of suspicion towards everyone until the end of the story. J.R.T. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2025]