{"product_id":"the-mystic-and-the-missing-girl-a-mystery","title":"The Mystic and the Missing Girl: A Mystery","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Quirky, well-drawn characters enrich a mystery with an ending you won't see coming.\" -\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fans of cozy mystery will delight in this fresh, fun take on the genre. . . A gem of a book!\" -Ashley Audrain, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Push\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Poignant, captivating, and fun to read.\" -Mark Waddell, \n\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eColin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A witch's cauldron bubbling over with charm, quirk, and enchanting characters, with a mystery that will have you reading into the wee hours.\" -Maxie Dara, author of \n\u003ci\u003eA Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching a Killer\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"VanSickle effortlessly conjures up a tale full of secrets, heart, and suspense, with an appealing heroine, an intriguing cold case, and a wonderfully cozy metaphysical backdrop that make for a mystery that's as charming as it is suspenseful.\" -Tom Ryan, \n\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling Author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Treasure Hunters Club\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I fell in love with Drew Benson and all the misfits in her orbit as she returns to her childhood hometown, struggling to keep a beloved family business afloat while solving a decades-old missing persons case. . . I can't wait to see what Vikki VanSickle--and Drew Benson!--get up to next.\" -Kemper Donovan, bestselling author of The Ghostwriter Mystery series \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"VanSickle turns over all the right cards in this magic spell of a novel. . . Perfect for fans of Finlay Donovan, VanSickle blends detective work with the important business of finding oneself.\" -Kathleen West, author of \n\u003ci\u003eMaking Friends Can Be Murder\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Both funny and poignant . . . VanSickle has arrived in this genre with a trumpet flare.\" -Roz Nay, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Offing\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A witchy delight! At once razor sharp and cozy, with a rollicking mystery, tangled family matters, and a handsome cad, every page casts a perfect spell. VanSickle is a gift from the beyond for readers.\" -Grace O'Connell, author of \n\u003ci\u003eBe Ready for the Lightning\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIKKI VANSICKLE has worked as a bookseller, a menstrual health educator and publishing professional with Penguin Random House Canada. Currently, she lives and writes in Toronto and hosts a book segment on a national morning show.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmall town secrets, a reluctant psychic, and a cold case that could expose them all.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDrew Benson can read tarot cards and get impressions from objects--she just never expected to use her gifts to investigate an infamous cold case.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrew Benson has a secret. She gets visions, something she hasn't tapped into since she was a teenager, when her late aunt, a TV psychic known as Hannah Mystic, became the scapegoat in the unsolved disappearance of a local teenager. Twenty years later, Drew is happy to ignore her gift, focusing instead on keeping the metaphysical shop she inherited from Hannah afloat, wrangling her sole, astrology-obsessed employee, and dodging local rake Foster Banks in her picturesque lakeside hometown. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Drew's arch-nemesis from high school, now a big city reporter, decides to investigate the cold case from all those years ago, it's Drew's ability that could finally make a break in the decades old mystery. With bills piling up, a disapproving mother laying on the guilt, and a local vandal who wants Drew and her witchy store gone, Drew has a lot to lose. But what she stands to gain--finding out what happened to the missing teen, clearing her aunt's name, and a second chance at belonging--could change everything. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \n\u003ci\u003eThe Mystic and the Missing Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, Vikki VanSickle seamlessly draws readers into an utterly charming world in this unputdownable, small town mystery. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eVansickle, Vikki\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIKKI VANSICKLE has worked as a bookseller, a menstrual health educator and publishing professional with Penguin Random House Canada. 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