Janika’s investigations involve a hit-and-run driver in a white van, a daughter concerned about a developing relationship between her widowed father and a younger woman he has met through an online dating agency, and a truly scary happening in the Button Up coffee shop that could be the end of the business.
All these events keep Janika busy. And this is on top of adjusting to married life ― while sharing a single bed with Toby in her combined office and living apartment above the coffee shop.
Liam, the young ginger-haired magician, keeps the Button Up customers entertained in the coffee shop with a trick involving a pocket sundial and a flashlight. But why has he shut himself in his room with his cat Tonto, refusing to come out? The boy is clearly terrified. Then he unexpectedly demonstrates what it means to be a magic detective.
Going for an afternoon bike ride along country lanes on her own, exploring a track leading into Cravenwell Forest in mid November, might not be one of Janika’s most sensible ideas. It will be getting dark within the hour. She hasn’t told anyone where she’s going, but she has her phone with her. What could go wrong?
