An electrocuted millionaire at a garden party.One witch under suspicion.Can Fortuna Delphi clear her name before they shut her art gallery down?Fortuna Delphi’s starting to feel like a part of Mystic’s End. Sure, she still doesn’t know who she’s related to, the town’s two most eligible bachelors won’t stop dropping by, and the town clergy seems to think she’s the spawn of Satan—but at least … the spawn of Satan—but at least millionaires Hubert and Della Maddox adored the angel statue she created for their patio. They even made it’s unveiling the climax of their once a year Spring Fling garden party.
But when the statue zaps millionaire Hubert Maddox lifeless in front of his guests, the town’s rich and powerful turn toward the artisan witch with suspicion.
After the county rules the death accidental and threatens to yank her art studio’s occupancy permit for negligence, Reporter Pepper Stanford believes that Fortuna is being framed to take the fall for a covered up murder—and Fortuna’s not sure that Pepper’s mistaken.
Will Fortuna be able to find out who brought about the electrifying end to Hubert Maddox and why? Or is Fortuna’s new life in Mystic’s End toast?
Angel in Demise (Mystic’s End Mysteries, Book 2) is a funny full-length paranormal cozy mystery.
Mystic’s End Mysteries:
Mystic Guests, Book 1
Angel in Demise, Book 2
Sketchy Charms, Book 3
The Art of Scrying, Book 4
Fortuna Delphi originally appeared in Leanne Leeds’ Magical Midway Paranormal Cozy Series.
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This is a fun read that has plenty to entertain me. The characters are well developed and engaging and connect from page to page. I liked how well the storyline flowed.
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Fortuna is accused of a murder, yet again. Mystic End is a strange town when it comes to: investigating murder, like the police are corrupt and stupid. Pepper and her paranoia are starting to make sense. Things with Gabe and Marin are still strange.
I love all this drama!
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THIS IS BOOK 2 IN THE MYSTIC’S END MYSTERIES SERIES. THIS IS A REALLY GREAT COZY MYSTERY. THE STORY KEPT ME DRAWN IN AND NOT WANTING TO PUT DOWN. IT’S VERY WELL WRITTEN AND I LOVED FORTUNA AND THE REST OF THE CHARACTERS. IF YOU LOVE COZY MYSTERIES THEN YOU WILL LOVE THIS BOOK.
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Angel in Demise by Leanne Leeds is such a wonderful story to read. This is book number two out of five and I can not wait to read the rest of this wonderful series. I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves reading about fantasy and cozy mysteries.
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Angel in Demise is the wonderful second book in this series. Fortuna has finally settled in and her new business is doing well. That is until the angel statue she was commissioned to make delivers a fatal electric shock. Aided by her delightful friends, the fabulous Gideon and ghost friend Spike, Fortuna sets out to discover the true murderer. I love this delightfully quirky paranormal mystery. It is packed full of great characters and keeps you happily reading from start to finish. I definitely recommend this book
Fortuna Delphi has left the Magical Midway and moved to Mystics End where she was born. She wants to find out about her past and why she was left by her birth parents. She has opened the Mystic Moon Gallery where she can display her paintings and encourage younger painters to paint at her shop. She is currently working on an angel sculpture requested by Hubert Maddox in memory of his father, Tiberius Maddox. The angel is to be unveiled at their annual garden party. When the angel leaves Fortuna’s shop it is pure white. When Fortuna sees it at the party, silver paint has been dumped all over it and lights have been strung on it.
At the party Hubert puts his hands on the angel and lights it. Hubert then appears to be shocked by the angel and drops dead in front of his wife, Della and all of their guests.
Pepper Stanford is a local reporter for the Mystic’s End Herald and is at the party covering it for the paper. Fortuna appears to have two suitors — Martin Salvi, who runs the local greyhound track and Gabriel Wilcox, a local detective. They both want to protect her and want to be by her side.
Fortuna soon learns she is being accused of murdering Hubert and the police are at her shop/home with a search warrant looking for the silver paint. It is obvious she is being framed. When the police suddenly rule his death an accident, they now appear with a certificate of occupancy and plan to evict her from her shop/home.
With the help of Gideon, her greyhound, who transmits things to her telepathically, they try to find who planted the paint in her room. She also has a live-in ghost named Spike, who also tries to assist her.
Miss Bessie, Gabe’s feisty grandmother, is trying to make Fortuna a better witch and hopes that she will marry Gabe and give her grandbabies.
The plot thickens when Bob Maddox, Hubert’s brother, and Lester, his nephew, look like they could have killed him, Fortuna must find out who really did it before she is sent to prison.
There are many suspects including Joe Arturo, Hubert’s partner, Evangeline Laroux, Chief Clutterbuck’s daughter, Della, Bob, Lester and more.
This is a great book by Leanne Leeds. A must read. I received an advance copy of this book. This is my honest review.
Fortuna creates an angel statue for Hugh Maddox’s celebration. However, the evening turns horribly wrong and accusations point straight at Fortuna. Suspects and motives kept me guessing, and twists for Fortuna’s personal life were very interesting. I am hooked for more.
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This is the second book in this series, and it certainly keeps up the momentum built up in the first book. I really like that the characters are starting to develop and become more defined as we learn more about them.
In this story Fortuna finds herself suspected of killing a businessman because of an issue with a sculpture she has created. This leads to her investigating the man’s death, and a very twisty tale ensues. Tied in with this is Fortuna being torn in her affections between two men, but does she want a boyfriend at all?
This is becoming an excellent series with a paranormal twist (Fortuna is a witch), and the relationship to the Magical Midway series is expanded on a bit more in this story.
A very enjoyable book, which can be read as a stand-alone, but is more enjoyable if it is read after book 1(Mystic Guests)
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Mystic Ends is just getting used to Fortuna and her shop is doing well, when she is ordered to make an angel statue to commemorate the father of one of the leading citizens. During the unveiling of the statue the host is killed – seemingly of an electric shock.
Fortuna, protected by one of her would be suitors and unwillingly prosecuted by the other has a hard time to find out what really happened.
Despite the topic fun and entertaining. A wonderful read for a day off.
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Mystic’s End is not a very friendly town.
Moving to a new town can be stressful for sure, but moving to a new town that is full of corruption is something altogether different. Then to be accused of murder…well, that just puts things at a whole other level. Now it’s time to prove it was all a set-up. Add to the mix 2 males on a testosterone binge and you have a runaway train to deal with. Great read!
Fortuna is a suspect in a murder. A man is mysteriously electrocuted and Fortuna’s angel statue is to blame. But the silver conductive paint on it was put on after she delivered the statute. Who altered it and why would anyone want to kill Hugh? As Fortuna and her investigative journalist friend Pepper look into the murder they have a long list of suspects. And Martin Salvi is really coming on strong, trying to get her to go on a date. As she spends more time with him he is growing on her. But what about Gabe? I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review
One of the reasons witch Fortuna Delphi moved to the small town of Mystic End was to see if she could find out anything about her origins there, as she had been abandoned as a baby and adopted by someone from California. She hasn’t made much progress yet. But two bachelors are showing an interest in her, Martin and Gabe. Now she is trying to fit in with the town. She is pleased when millionaires Hubert and Della Maddox commission her to create an angel statue for their patio. In fact, it was the main event at their annual Spring Fling garden party — until millionaire Hubert Maddox touches the statue, which had obviously been tampered with, and drops dead in front of everyone! It doesn’t take long for the residents to turn against Fortuna!
The county rules the death accidental but threatens to withdraw her art studio’s certificate of occupancy permit for a very flimsy reason regarding the apartment upstairs. Reporter Pepper Stanford is suspicious that Fortuna is possibly being framed to take the fall for a covered up murder and Fortuna agrees with her as they join forces and begin to investigate the murder. Can they find the real murderer? And why had Hubert Maddox been targeted?
This was a very enjoyable, well-written book. The story line keeps the reader’s interest from the start. The characters are now becoming familiar to the readers and the new ones are well-described. As before, there are so many things happening on in this town and so much for Fortuna still to learn. Grab your copy and enjoy a fun mystery!
you can never go wrong with a Leanne Leeds book. I am enjoying getting to know Fortuna and though we still don’t know what being the “Mystic” means we are getting to know the characters, just as she is getting to know the players.
An unusual order for a plaster of Paris Angel, leads to a party which leads to a death and as the artist, all eyes are on Fortuna and not all favourably!
A great read and a great way to lose a couple of hours. Leanne Leeds writes a great whodunnit!
(You don’t have to read the Mystic Way books in order but I think to enhance your enjoyment you should start from book 1)
Delphi is making an angel at a request for a client. Everything is done and she is happy with the end result. Delphi is still wondering about her past but has made no moves to finding out. She has even tried to find out what being the mystic of the town means for her. She is keeping Martin at arms length, he keeps coming around. She put Gabe into the friend zone as well.
The party has finally gotten there, she is surprised what happened to her angel. When the person touches it, he drops dead. Everyone is pointing the finger at her.
Delphi and Pepper will start to work to clear her name. With the help of Martin as well, they start to get answers. Things will get out of control for Delphi, as her and others lives are in danger.
This was an entertaining read, you get lost in the characters. You will Delphi slowly open herself up. I would like to see her with Gabe, to see where that will go.
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The Mystic in Mystic’s End is faced with a series of challenges
Members of the strange church in that town seem to be big on hypocrisy and bigotry, and not so big on monogamy. Reverend Kane seems an excellent source of gossip and a poor source for pastoral guidance
Fortuna gets a few glimpses into her family tree, and a lot of blame and accusations thrown her way.
Another handful of lethal efforts see the police chief’s daughter doing her best to throw mud and danger her way – and a lot of wrongdoers willing to frame her or throw her over to avoid trouble and prosecution themselves
Romance seems to get both more clear, and more frustrating for Fortuna.
Twisted, humorous and sad adventures
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Just when things start looking up…Fortuna creates an angel work of art for a client but when the unveiling comes, the angel has been altered. And the owner of the artwork drops dead!! Once again Fortuna finds herself on the hot seat. With a little help from Gideon and Pepper, can she get herself out of trouble and still keep her art studio? Why isn’t Fortuna ready to ask Aunt Bessie about her origins? And which guy will win Fortuna’s heart? Mystery, snark, and maybe a little romance. This is the second book in the series and I’m already feeling like the characters are old friends.
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Witch Fortuna Delphi is commissioned to make a sculpture that may be behind a murder. Can Fortuna with the help of her friends Pepper, Gabe, Martin, her special dog Gideon and ghost friend Spike find the true murderer? A great read! Very enjoyable and I can’t wait for the next book in the series! I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I like this series so far, its got fun and serious in it. I like all the characters and the story. I recommend reading this series.
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ANGEL IN DEMISE is another exciting and fun read from Leanne Leeds and book two in Fortuna Delphi’s new life. The character and world building makes you feel right at home with these people.
The town of Mystic End is filled with secrets and corruption along with some good law abiding citizens. It just hard sometimes to know whose who. This time the town has turned against Fortuna thinking she has killed one of their leading citizens. It seems up to Fortuna and her friend Pepper to find out who the murderer really is.
I really love this series. Fortuna is a very determined woman and her friend Pepper is just as determined in her own way.
You’ll just need to read this book to find out how all this comes together. There are lessons to be learned regarding trust, lies, secrets, and power hungry desires in this page turning, thoroughly enjoyable Five-Star story.
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How do you blamed for something that you could not have done? No one has respect for anyone’s work. Do you know how much effort goes into creating art? Ooops, sorry soapbox.
Anyway, her work gets altered after leaving her shop. It leads to a death. She gets blamed. Goes on from there.
ROXY STILL OWES GIDEON AN APOLOGY!!!!!!!!
Pepper? Gabe? hmmmm
Is Spike growing up?
What is the mystery with Martin? Does he know? I think he does.
I just wish Miss Bessie would tell her now. if she can slap her out of nowhere, then she can just tell her the truth whether ready or not. The suspense is killing me.
Great fun little cozy mystery. Can be read in a day.
This is my honest and freely given review. I did receive an ARC book.