Amorette Anderson

Amorette Anderson writes paranormal cozy mysteries built around small communities, amateur investigation, and lighthearted magic. The Case of the Spirit Spell is the tenth numbered entry in her Hillcrest Witch Cozy Mystery sequence, which begins with a prequel, The Case of the Love Spell, before continuing through mysteries named for different forms of magic. The series follows Penny, a private investigator discovering her abilities as a witch in the Colorado mountain town of Hillcrest. Familiar cozy elements, including local relationships, recurring characters, a cat, and an investigation, are combined with spells and supernatural visitors. Anderson has extended this approach into other linked series, including Marley the Witch Cozy Mystery and Midlife Medicine, while also producing fairy-tale mystery retellings. Her bibliography favors short, sequential adventures that reward reading in order but give each case its own central puzzle. The Case of the Spirit Spell therefore sits within a clearly organized run, between The Case of the Air Spell and The Case of the Fire Spell.