Mysteries, Magic, and Whimsy
Kirsten Weiss crafts a variety of cozy mysteries—from lighthearted to serious—and inspires a magical, creative life.
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Books in Progress
Big Deal, the next book in the Big Murder Mystery series. The first draft is complete!
A Deathly Display is the next full-length novel in the Paranormal Museum cozy mystery series.
Rune: A Doyle Witch Prequel, featuring shamanic witch Lenore Bonheim.
New Release! RUNE
In the shadowed Sierra town of Doyle, Lenore hides from a world she distrusts, seeking solace in books to escape the visions she denies. But when she finds a man’s body in Doyle Creek and her beloved aunt becomes a target of suspicion, Lenore is drawn into a web of small-town secrets and old grudges.
Pursuing a killer, she risks unraveling Doyle’s enchanted core. Can Lenore, long wary of her shamanic gifts, embrace her magic to save herself?
Step into Rune, a captivating Doyle Witch prequel novella. Get cozy with this witch mystery now, and uncover the mysteries of Lenore’s mystical past!
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