Mystic Pieces - Ada Bell

Mystic Pieces

By Ada Bell

  • Release Date: 2021-01-11
  • Genre: Cozy Mysteries
Score: 4
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From 1,013 Ratings

Description

Enjoy this small town paranormal cozy mystery series with an amateur sleuth by author Ada Bell.

Aly doesn't believe in psychics. Too bad she just had a vision.
 
Future scientists don't have visions. Aly's got enough on her plate, with finishing her degree and taking care of her nephew and starting her new job at the antique store while drooling over the owner's gorgeous son. No visions.
 
Alas, the universe doesn't care what Aly believes. When she turns 21, she starts to feel psychic impressions left on objects. A disorienting power for someone surrounded by antiques. Then cranky customer Earl is killed, and Aly's new boss Olive is the prime suspect. She's also the only person who can help Aly understand her unexpected superpowers. Who hated Earl enough to kill? Police would rather make a quick arrest than investigate, so it's up to Aly to clear Olive's name.
 
Shady Grove is reeling from the first murder in decades, but no one seems to know anything. If Aly gets her hands on the right object, she might be able to see what happened. Can she learn to control her visions before the killer sets their sights on her?

Welcome to Shady Grove: where science meets seances. Mystic Pieces is the first book in the Shady Grove Psychic Mystery series, which is perfect for readers who like small towns, antiques, supernatural sleuths, and slightly nerdy STEM heroines. Okay, really nerdy heroines. Fans of Stella Bixby, Annabel Chase, Amy Boyles, Lily Harper Hart, and Samantha Silver will definitely all under this small town's spell.

Praise for Mystic Pieces:
"Mystic Pieces is a charming, humorous, and original mystery that weaves a tale of murder and self-discovery with heart, family, and psychic visions." - Reader's Favorite
 

"This was a solid start to this paranormal cozy mystery series. I had fun reading this one. I liked the inclusion of Aly's psychic powers and how she tried to use them to help solve the mystery. It made sense how she got involved and how she went about figuring out who had done it. And I liked how natural and realistic instead forced some of the coincidences felt. The mystery kept me guessing, although the murderer wasn't too big of a surprise there were some nice twists along the way and I was never quite sure who the murderer was. I liked Aly as a main character and reading about her and her powers. I liked the side characters and how each had their own personality that made it easy to remember. All in all I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the next book in the series!" - Lola's Book Reviews
 
 
"A cute and cozy introduction to the quirky and devoted characters, Mystic Pieces is the perfect first installment to the Shady Grove Psychic Mystery Series." - Literary Lioness

Reviews

  • ho hum

    1
    By Rxnjsquir
    another 21 year old intrusive, busy body. bad idea for young females to think that her behavior is acceptable. only improbable lickkept her alive. Boring, trite and pedictable with. touch of paranormal to make it slightly different from this pathetic genre.
  • Great series

    5
    By kapyj1212
    Good book couldn’t put it down
  • Great Book

    5
    By Faireagle
    Just read a amazing book. All the twists and turns in a mystery you will enjoy.
  • Mystic Pieces

    4
    By BellaOfTheShire
    Aluminum prefers to be called Aly. She also prefers to rely on the scientific method, so discovering psychic powers throws off her life plans. Watching her new boss be arrested for murder adds to that chaos and inspires her to search for clues to the real murderer. In so doing, she discovers more about her newfound powers and the small town in which she resides. Will she discover too much and find her own untimely end? The characters, particularly the small town, amused me. The writing was clean and flowed quickly with a little bit of wit to appeal to cozy mystery aficionados and skeptics of psychics.
  • 🥰

    5
    By lisaannreeder
    I love cosy mysteries and this one doesn’t disappoint.
  • Loved it.

    4
    By Cheweyjones
    Lots of twists and turns. Totally entertaining. Loved it.
  • Awesome

    5
    By MACARON MAGICIAN
    I thought the book was amazing because I live psychic stuff
  • Cozy Mystery Meets Psychic

    5
    By srmccann
    A fun read where you’ll quickly become attached to the main character. I found myself wishing I had her gift and also occasionally wishing I could smack her for being so naive but hey, she’s young! Head for the couch, bring a blanket, a cuppa, and enjoy a smoothly written psychic mystery.
  • Awesome books

    5
    By Chela0330
    These books are so great and wonderful !!!
  • Good but predictable

    3
    By vb1324
    I’m looking for a book that isn’t so predictable but this one is good still. I did note. Few typos that were a bit annoying.