A Curse Before Closing Time
A Paranormal Witch Cozy Mystery with a Ghost CatBy Amber Eye Publishing
Length7h 22m
About this audiobook
Brewing tea is easy. Solving a murder before the kettle boils takes magic.
Hedge witch Wren Calloway hoped inheriting her grandmother’s coastal tearoom, The Hollow Cup, would bring a quiet start in foggy Hollowmere. Alongside Pip, her snarky ghost cat, Wren is ready to settle in. But peace shatters when Sylvia Crane—a ruthless rival who tried to steal her lease—is found dead on the tearoom floor.
Wren spots what the inspector misses: the residue of a hex gone wrong. Now the prime suspect, she must clear her name with help from a perceptive constable who understands local magic.
To find the real killer, Wren must decipher her grandmother’s grimoire, untangle a 30-year-old feud, and protect an ancient power buried beneath the floorboards. With a missing magical key at stake, Wren must uncover the truth before her fresh start reaches a dead end.
A spellbinding cozy mystery packed with magical tearooms, ghostly companions, and coastal village secrets.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller, General Fiction
Length7 hrs 22 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
17A Second Residue
2The First Kettle
18Theron Asks the Right Question
3The Woman Who Hated Chamomile
19The Moon Symbol Identified
4What the Herbs Remember
20What Gerald Was Hiding
5Letters from the Landlord
21Pip Remembers Dying
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6Harbour Gossip
22The Locked Room Revisited
7A Charm Gone Wrong
23Someone Searches the Tearoom
8The Inspector Arrives Early
24Tea with the Constable
9Closing Time
25The Object Surfaces
10Scene of the Hex
26Rowena’s Mask Slips
11Suspects with Good Manners
27Pip Holds the Line
12Pip’s Theory
28The Confession
13The Niece Who Came Prepared
29The Weight of Old Feuds
14Old Delia Speaks Plainly
30What Theron Knows
15The Grimoire in the Cellar
31The Hollow Cup Reopens
16Gerald Finch at Dusk
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