Murder Cursed the Raven by Margaret Morse: Book Review

Murder Cursed the Raven is the 4^th book in Morse’s entertaining, twisty Petra Rakowitz paranormal murder mystery series. This time Petra, a lawyer with magical witch abilities, goes to a dreaded meeting with an ethically challenged lawyer to protect her friend Luke from an unfair lawsuit—only to find the lawyer dead.

Defending a Friend in this Cozy Mystery

Luke and Petra have some history that gives them an especially strong bond and plenty of reason for Petra to defend Luke when suspicion falls on him. Luke has spent time cursed into the form of a quote-spouting raven, and there’s the ever present threat that he’ll return to that unfortunate form.

Hilarious Array of Suspects in Murder Cursed the Raven

As Petra tries to protect Luke, she uncovers a hilarious array of suspects with quirky characters, far too much bed-hopping, and murderous motives. Lucky for Petra, she’s got her boyfriend Ira and her magical therapist Jake on her side as the body count goes up and her friends’ troubles get ever more complicated.

Plenty of Turns and Twists

Murder Cursed the Raven is a fun cozy mystery read with heartwarming friendships, villains that are as easy to laugh at as fear, a plot with plenty of turns and twists, and an engaging heroine (who loves good food). Readers will have no trouble starting with this 4^th book if they wish. Morse does an excellent job filling in or reminding about needed details from earlier books.

Further Reading

If you’d like to order a copy of Murder Cursed the Raven on Amazon. (affiliate link)

You may wish to read my review of the first book in this series, Murder Casts Its Spell.

Find out more on Margaret Morse’s website.