Possum Creek Massacre
Witchward Book 2
Sanderley Studios
ISBN 9781072915331
ASIN B07SQNLMPP
This is the thirtieth volume by Sanderson that I have read. I first encountered the works of Cedar several years back in Cracked: An Anthology of Eggsellent Chicken Stories, and after reading her piece there knew I had to track down and read more from her pen. And to date everything I have read has been entertaining and some have just been amazing stories. The description of this volume states:
“Renowned for her witch hunting skills, Detective Amaya Lombard knew that being summoned from the coastal rainforest of Oregon to the backwoods hollers of Kentucky meant the case was something special. From the moment she arrived at the magic-drenched scene in an abandoned farmhouse she knew how bad it was going to be.
She had no idea just how complicated it was going to get, professionally and personally. Now she must catch a killer before they catch her. The roots of evil plunge deeply into the past, and the blood soaked history of Kentucky’s witch warded houses and barns may hold the key to keeping her alive in the present.”
This jumped to the top of my ‘to be read’ pile when Sanderson announced the next volume in the series was coming out soon. This was another excellent read from Sanderson’s masterful pen. This book and series is a little different than a lot of her other works I have read. Amaya really reminds me of Annie O'Malley by K.T. Galloway, except Annie uses perception and feelings to help the team and Amaya can sense magic and even track or trace it at times. I read a lot of British and Scottish crime novels the likes of the DCI Kett novels from Alex Smith and the DCI Will Blake novels from J.E. Mayhew. And the DCI Jack Logan books by J.D. Kirk. I have also read all the Reacher offerings from the Child brothers, and I can state this novel is right up there. It nails the police force and investigative vibe, but with that extra element.
The characters are incredibly well written. We cannot help but feel for Amaya who appears to be a bridge between 2 worlds or way of seeing the world. Detective Amaya Lombard works well with Deputy Mark White. Special Agent Christopher Woods is a completely different story. And it will be interesting to see how things change with Deputy Director Stalle in the coming stories. This novel moves at a quick pace. It is an intriguing world Sanderson had created, and this novell leads into a much deeper into the lore and history. A third title as released, Child of Crows Wings of Broken Magic, it is another novella like the first and leads to a forthcoming novel. I am always intrigued by chapter titles, and in this volume the chapters are:
Benediction
Cleaving the Sky
Endeavour
Wrestling with the Devil
Through A Glass Darkly
Suffer Not a Witch
Morning Comes but Also Night
Dwell Among Ravenous Beasts
The Sorrows of Hell Compassed Me About
Testify, Sister, to the Glory of the Lord
By the Blood of the Lamb
Vengeance is Mine
Sup With a Long Spoon
Hell’s Foundations Quiver
When the Walls Come Tumblin’ Down
Writing on the Wall
Streams of Mercy
Bind My Wandering Heart
Sin’s Galling Fetters
Though the Night Deepens
The End
This story is part police procedural, part supernatural, and part romance, and it makes for an amazing story! I have been impressed with all of Sanderson’s writing that I have read to date, and have very much enjoyed her recently works published under the name of Lilania Begley. This is a great novel in an excellent series. I can easily recommend this story and series. I look forward to the next story in the series, and hopefully more to come.
Books by Cedar Sanderson:
Warp Resonance
One-Eyed Dragon
Snow Angel
Inktail & Friends: A Coloring Book
Voyageur's Cap
Fairy Little Sister
Milkweed
Mindflow
The Groundskeeper Series:
Pixie for Hire Series:
Dragon Noir
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Pixie for Hire: Omnibus Edition
Children of Myth Series:
Vulcan's Kittens
The God’s Wolfling
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The Tanager Series:
Jade Star
Tanager's Fledglings
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Witchward Series:
Child of Crows
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Illustrated by Cedar:
Something Wicked #15
Jormungandr's Venom (Fenris Unchained Book 3)
Hunted Behavior
A Time To Die
Legion
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Contributed to:
The Hearts' Enchantment
Calexit- The Anthology
Supernatural Streets
Something Wicked Anthology, Vol One
Something Wicked #15
Mythic Delirium Magazine Issue 0.4
The Haunted Library Anthology: Volume 1
But Not Broken - Hope and Healing Book 2
Postcards From Mars - Postcard Stories Book 1
Space Cowboys - Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 4
Space Cowboys 2: Electric Rodeo - Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 5
Twisted Tropes
Steam-Powered Postcards - Postcard Stories Book 2
Space Marines - Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 6
Fanta-Fly Postcards: A Micro-Fiction Collection
Postcards from Foolz: A Micro-Fiction Collection
Falcons of Malta
Space Marines 2 - Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 9
Single Servings of Liberty - Postcard Stories Book 5
Tales From The Occupation: A Fae Wars Book 4
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Books as Lilania Begley:
Slice of Pie
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Sumire Series:
Bluehills Series:
Contributed to as Lilania Begley:
He Was Dead When I got There
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