Black Magic Woman by Justin Gustainis

Author:Justin Gustainis [Gustainis, Justin]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Contemporary, Fiction, General, Mystery & Detective, Mystery Fiction, Paranormal, Fantasy, Horror, Witches, Occult Fiction, Occult & Supernatural, Occultism
ISBN: 9781844166183
Publisher: Solaris
Published: 2008-01-28T16:00:00+00:00

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The sun was shining brightly when Morris and Libby sat down to breakfast at an outdoor cafe. After they'd placed their order, Libby asked, "So, did you spend a quiet night, what was left of it?"

"Oh, sure. Thanks to those warding charms you put on the door and windows. The only zombies that bothered me were in my dreams."She made a face. "I know what you mean. My subconscious seemed to spend most of the night in the middle of a George Romero film festival. Not a good time."

Morris took a sip of coffee and said, "You mentioned something last night about a plan for dealing with Queen Esther."

Libby nodded. "I think that, with proper preparation, I can cast a truth spell which should compel her to tell us what she knows about the witch we're after."

"Will it work on somebody like Esther? She's got pretty good mojo of her own, as we have reason to know."

"It shouldn't matter, as long as she's not ready for me," Libby said. "If she had time to put together a counterspell, that might well make a difference." She smiled tightly. "Which is why I'm not going to give her time."

"In other words, you're going to overwhelm her before she has time to set up a defense."

"Something like that."

"How long will you need to get ready?"

"I did some of the preliminary work last night. So, from this point, I figure I'll need—" she thought briefly, "another three hours, more or less."

"So, if you get started right after breakfast, everything should be set to go by early afternoon?"

"Most likely. And a good thing, too."

Morris looked a question at her.

"I mean, it's good we're going to do this during daylight," Libby said. "That's when white magic is strongest."

"And Queen Esther, being one of the bad guys, has the edge after dark."

"Exactly."

Their order arrived, and Morris dug into his eggs. "Good thing we got up early."

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