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EYE of the WITCH: Book 2 (Detective Marcella Witch's Series) Kindle Edition

by Dana E. Donovan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 1,471 ratings
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Book two in the Detective Marcella series.

Pride, paranoia and paranormal forces all conspire to derail Detective Marcella’s investigation into a series of suspicious suicides in New Castle, Massachusetts. In this sequel to The Witch’s Ladder, Marcella learns that because of the ties that bind their pasts, every potential victim is also a possible suspect.
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    Paranormal Detective Mystery Series
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    198 pages
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  5. Publication date
    March 29, 2011
  6. Reading age
    13 - 18 years
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Review by: queenofsheba50 on July 01, 2011 :
Great series read the Witch's Ladder first & it's free right now.
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Review by: sile on Aug. 16, 2010 :
I read this book and then had to read the first one. I've now downloaded them all. The book was hard to stop reading and to put down.
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Review by: Sandra Gilbert on July 26, 2010 :
Great Sequel to Witches Ladder. I love seeing how Detective Marcella's views change throughout the book as events unfold and force him to reexamine what he thought he knew.
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Review by: lyn ha on April 25, 2010 : (no rating)
Very good book Thx
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

About the Author

Dana Donovan grew up in New England where folklore and superstitions can mold a town's history as much as its people. As a boy, he loved reading Sherlock Holmes mysteries and tales of adventure by Mark Twain. Later, he became a big fan of Stephen King, and when he started writing his own mysteries, influences of all his literary heroes began echoing in his writings. In his blended style, Dana exploits small town phenomena, perpetuating the enigma of its people and the belief in all that dies is not dead.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004UHLJNG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ; 2nd edition (March 29, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 29, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2403 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 198 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 1,471 ratings

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Dana E. Donovan grew up in New England where folklore and superstitions can mold a town's history as much as its people. As a boy, he loved reading Sherlock Holmes mysteries and tales of adventure by Mark Twain. Later, he became a big Stephen King fan, and when he started writing his own mysteries, influences from all his literary heroes began echoing in his writings. In his blended style, Dana exploits small town phenomena, perpetuating the enigma of its people and the belief in all that dies is not dead.

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Kylie Paris
5.0 out of 5 stars IT'S LIKE HARRY POTTER ALL GROWN UP
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2013
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I gave it 5 stars because I finished reading it in less than 48 hours! That's my truest test of how good a book really is. It moved fast, had some good witty banter and some great moments of realistically, self deprecating humour, at one point I even found myself breaking out in laughter. The story line had so many twists and turns with viable suspects and motives that I was constantly rethinking my guesses right along with the characters in the book. I haven't read the series or even heard of the author before this. To read and enjoy such works of fiction, you have to be able to let yourself be drawn into the story and once there just go with it. Historical correctness and realistic time lines aren't always necessary to enjoy a book not meant to educate but merely to be enjoyed. As to the most helpful critical review just know that the issues mentioned didn't have an impact at all on the story line here. Sometimes as a reader of fiction you have to be able to go with the flow, fill in a few of the blanks with your own imagination and just sit back and enjoy a good read. I can't ask for more than that. I suppose if you are looking for a book with more literary impact you could always read Mark Twain or perhaps The Bible. But as for a really good weekend read - this gets my vote!
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R. BULL
4.0 out of 5 stars Promising but uneven
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2012
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Eye of the Witch by Dana Donovan is a good book with parts that are below average and parts that are exceptionally good. To deal with my criticism first, there is a lack of continuity. The book appears to be set in the future but it includes vocabulary of the past, which provide a jolt to readers (or at least to this reader) "boom box" and "video tape" are technologies that are already outdated in the present. I don't believe they will be widely used in the future. Parts are repetitive. One character eats a lot and frequently. He is described as eating a meatball sandwich, then a turkey, then candy bars and on and on. Detectives interview a witness/victim/suspect, asking a few questions. Then they do the same with another person, a third person and then a fourth. Next they interview the first person again, briefly again and the round robin starts again. In this mystery the author does not "play fair." Unlike Christie, Sayers and Tay in the past and Hart, Grafton and Pickard in the present the solution depends on a series of unlikely events and relationships which are impossible to guess from the information given in the book.

What the author does quite well includes: a powerful opening that induces the reader to care about the detective, a strong entrance of the witch and a clear, compelling description of the magic involved in this paranormal setting. I wish the author had devoted the time she spent developing her ideas about magic to developing knowledge of writing mysteries. Despite its faults, I can recommend this book due to the author's skill and her strengths.
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Jane Teasdale
3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2012
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This was an entertaining, fast read for me. The investigator has an eccentric quality that is appealing. The characters are interesting, although I found some of the dialogue repetitive. The overall story is good, though at times I had some timeline confusion. I did not read the 1st book so I may have missed some things. I did like the occult mix and there were good plot twists.
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Jeffrey A. Clark
5.0 out of 5 stars Eye of the Witch
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2012
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Eye of The Witch - Det. Marcella is at it again, even when he is RETIRED. He comes to his Ed-Partner's aid (Det. Carlos R.). A will written, enjoyable and entertaining manuscript. As I haven't read much over the years. I have started to read nightly(instead of TV). This is another well written mystery with twists abound. Finished this book in 2 nights. I just bought Book 3 in the series and I'm looking forward to Det. Marcella's next quest. Hope you enjoy this series as much as I have so far. Again GREAT READING.
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JJ1973
4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2024
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I really enjoyed this book. It was police like. This book had me guessing in this and I would recommend this book if they like weird.
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Tmoo
5.0 out of 5 stars Very well done!
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2012
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I have only read the first two books of this series so far, the first I found a little hard to get into, but by the end of the second I was hooked. I like the author's style and gift of telling a story. The characters are very well drawn and makes you want to keep reading to see what develops. I just ordered the rest of the series and recommend it to other readers.
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Skye Doggett
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Series!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2013
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I stumbled upon this series when the first book was offered free on Amazon, and I have been hooked from the first paragraph! I have eagerly devoured every book in the series, and eagerly await new ones! It's got the best of everything I love in a book; mystery, suspense, romance, characters you quickly fall in love with and of course, THE best witch ever in Lilith! I encourage you to read Eye of The Witch, and I guarantee, not only will you be unable to put it down, you will run, not walk to buy the rest of the books in the series because they just keep getting better and better!
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Pumba's Mommy
4.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected but in a good way
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2013
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This book did not end up being what I thought it was going to be. I mean that in a great way! I thought it was going to be about witches and spells, with maybe a litte mystery thrown in. Instead it had some crime, spells, and mystery all rolled into one great plot!

Several woman have committed suicide or so it seems. It is up to detectives to determine what happened to these women, how they died and how they are all interlinked together.

EYE OF THE WITCH is a great book with enough mojo to make the reader want to keep reading one more page before going to bed. I read that this is the 2nd book in the series. Although there are some references to the first story (Which I have not read), I didn't find it hard to keep up with or didn't feel like I couldn't stay focused on this story because I didn't know what the characters were referring to when they mentioned incidents from the first story. I will pick up the first book because I think this is one series I will enjoy!
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KEN B. CHAMBERLIN, Vancouver, BC
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written novel of intrigue and suspense
Reviewed in Canada on November 17, 2014
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A delightful start to a mystery suspense story as you will ever come across. The author builds his characters and plot with threads of information like a spider casting its web. You sense you know where the plot will lead however all starts anew in chapter 15. This is a well written novel of intrigue and shape-shifting that will capture the interest of most readers. I will be searching for new products from this author and wish him well in his literary journey.
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bakingvampire
5.0 out of 5 stars Really great series!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 5, 2012
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I'm really enjoying the Detective Marcella series - I've read book 2 and 3 in the space of 24 hours.

At the beginning of this one, I was thinking there would be a bit of romance between Marcella and Lilith, only for the first chapter to point out that he is 64 years old!! So I was quite disappointed I'd missed that fact in the first book, I had totally the wrong 'picture' in my head :) Needless to say (for anyone who has read it) good job I read through the whole thing! ;)

I think the way the author ended the novel is absolutely awesome, and I love the depth of the 'paranormal' thats used and how it just blends in with the 'real' world. Makes me want to be a witch (I may have been called that in the past!lol)

Just downloaded the entire series, looking forward to number 4 - I wouldnt' say it's a great read for hardcore crime lovers, but if you like a bit of the 'far-fetched' and have an open mind and like to be frustrated, and twisted and turned, then I'd recommend it :) But start at number 1.
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Jellybean
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable follow up
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 17, 2017
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Plot was, once again, very enjoyable. The addition of a new character, who is a little bit of an enigma, was interesting. I did feel Marcella was a little too weak (for my liking) in this one compared to last book, but that kind of seemed the point. I felt the writing didn't quite flow as well as the first book, or seem quite as in-depth. Would still recommend reading it though, and I am going to buy the next book. Will be interesting to see where the wider plot will take us next.
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Becca
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow not what i was expecting
Reviewed in Canada on October 3, 2017
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I was definitely not expecting this. Not your typical supernatural book. The twists and turns made my dizzy! Would like to read the whole series. I didn't read the first one yet.
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H. A. Kirby
3.0 out of 5 stars Not brilliant, but not bad
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 13, 2012
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It's a tad over written, rather first novelish. I would have preferred it to be less set with the detectives and more fleshed out, in that regard, but despite that, I'm enjoying it.

The only real problem I have with the book is the austistic character. Clearly the writer has no clue about autism and how it affects people - she uses it in the same sense as mentally handicapped. he's autistic because he didn't breathe at birth and doesn't have the motor difficulties that such people often have as the result of a difficult birth.

Seriously, how hard is it to research a common and much described condition? (My credential? I'm a support worker for autistic adults. it doesn't manifest in the way she describes, nor is it caused by difficult births)

It's not enought to throw me out the book, I just replace in my head with learning difficulties.

Would I rec this book? Yes.

Would I pay for this book? No.
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