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Magic and Murder Among the Dwarves (Crying Woman Road) Paperback – December 2, 2017

by Erik Bundy (Author)

4.0 67 ratings

Book 1 of 2: A Paranormal Murder Mystery

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A murderer. Supernatural evil. A psychic who doesn’t know the meaning of “quit." If you try to shun your gift, it will punish you. Recently widowed, Amanda Knight moves to the Blue Ridge Mountains to quietly grieve and build a normal life. But her neighbors, who never come above ground until after dark, ask her to find a missing baby and to solve a gruesome murder for them. As she chases the brutal and clever killer, Amanda’s life becomes part of the deadly stakes. And sometimes your worst enemy is inside you. Then the dark side of Amanda’s psychic power turns against her. Now she faces an evil presence more sadistic and cunning than any murderer. She must face her fears and outwit an enemy who cannot die. She is no longer fighting for a normal life but to stay alive . . . and death is no longer the worst thing that can happen to her.

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"Great read as we enter dwarf culture (along with others) and face lots of twists and turns. As with Game of Thrones, just when you expect one thing to happen, something else happens, and you never know when a main character is going to get killed. The main character had a nice voice that carries us through the story, despite her often negative view of the world. A nice mix of fantasy, world building, interesting characters, mystery, and mythology." - Larry B. Hodges

"I read this book in one day. I was originally interested because it is set in the North Carolina Appalachians and I have made NC my home for close to 40 years now. Dwarves in the mountains somewhere near Asheville or Cherokee? Yeah, I can buy that,

This book is a murder mystery, hero's journey and coming of age story wrapped in fantasy and realism. Ghosts, demons, sybils, witches and dwarves occupy the same space as humans in the forest beyond a small town in North Carolina. The main character, a psychic widow named Amber Knight, is renowned for her ability to help local law enforcement solve crimes. Her reputation extends to the dwarves who live under them in the mountain. Bundy treats the reader to his vision of dwarf culture: its rituals, etiquette, culture and male/female politics. All of this is wound around both a human and a dwarf murder that parallel one another, spinning on the axis of Amanda Knight.

I recommend this book to anyone into fantasy or mystery. It is well written with fleshed out characters and a detailed world. I await a sequel." - Allison J. Springer

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lucky Bat Books (December 2, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 372 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1943588600
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1943588602
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.06 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.93 x 8 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #10,641,500 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #129,321 in Paranormal & Urban Fantasy (Books)

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Erik lives in the magical North Carolina woods where female chipmunks are called chipnuns and mice claiming to be cousins move in for the winter then take the towels when they leave in spring. He normally writes paranormal mysteries that include psychics, witches, and ghosts; but he is currently creating a medieval mystery series.

Erik attended the Odyssey Fantasy Writing Workshop in 2010 and only lowered the class IQ by five or six points. He is a grand prize winner of the Sidney Lanier Poetry Competition and also a 2018 winner in the Writers of the Future contest.

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Larry Hodges

Great Read as We Enter Dwarf Culture and Lots of Twists and Turns

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2016

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Great read as we enter dwarf culture (along with others) and face lots of twists and turns. As with Game of Thrones, just when you expect one thing to happen, something else happens, and you never know when a main character is going to get killed. The main character had a nice voice that carries us through the story, despite her often negative view of the world. A nice mix of fantasy, world building, interesting characters, mystery, and mythology.

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Blue Eyes

Amanda is hired by a female dwarf

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2019

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To investigate who murdered their midwife. While investigating she is infected by a demon. She has to over come this and more to solve the crime.

Very different from the fantasy books I usually read.

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Cody Sibley

Intriguing and Interesting, but Immersion Was Difficult

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2018

This was my first Erik Bundy book. Fantasy? - Partially so. In all actuality, it is an odd mix of a modern world and a fantasy world. Throughout the first 5 chapters, I found myself not really understanding the world in which the story takes place. I found myself reading about dwarves and ritual magic along with references to Clorox, football fields, car engines, and other modern world references. I found myself wondering why. Why am I reading about something that smells like a car engine in a fantasy novel? I really found no answer.

Upon completion of the book, I understand that the story is giving a fantasy aspect (dwarves) to the modern world. The modern world aspect really does not seem to have a major impact on the overall plot or flow of the story. I feel the story would work quite well in a full fantasy setting without the modern world aspect. In the end, it only made me wish those references were not there. I did not feel like I was truly reading a fantasy novel. If a
modern world fantasy story is appealing to you, you will most likely really enjoy this book. It is not my cup of tea - I like the full immersion into a world that is not the one I live in.

The paranormal aspect of the story is great. The mystery aspect story of the story is intriguing and interesting. The only problem is that just when I am becoming immersed in the events I am reading, a modern world reference rears it's ugly head and pulls me from the reverie and mystery of the story as it rips me into a tear in the world fabric that had begun building in my mind, harshly yanking me from my immersion. I am unsure regarding whether or not I will read the rest of the Crying Woman Road series.

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Margaret Parker

It is magical!

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2014

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A different angle to mystery that I just could not put down. Really enjoyed. Hope there is another one to follow.

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Moria Grey

Amazing book boring start

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2019

I found the beginning very over worded and told you nothing, in retrospect it makes sense after reading the book, but if I hadn't promised to read it it I would have tossed it by the the second page. I found it very disjointed and made no sense, this went on pretty much through the first and second chapters, felt like walking through mollasses in January-not a pleasant experience. around the third chapter, about 25% of the way into the book the author started speaking English and making sense, the it got interesting and the further in, it actually got interesting, but by then if I hadn't had to read, I never would have and would have missed a decent book. So my advice is to change the beginning, so people will be interested and read it, not missing out.

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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Sue in SC

Fantastic Detail Pulls the Reader into the Story!

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2014

There are some books that tell a story and then there are other books that place the reader in the story as they watch it unfold before their eyes: Magic and Murder Among the Dwarves by Erik Bundy fits into the later group. Not only is it an interesting story, due to the author's perfection for details it placed me in the story as it unfolded. It is sort of unique in that the 'story' part is not what is emphasized in his writing (although it is told, no doubt about that) but it is the detail of the surroundings and thoughts and feelings that are emphasized to make for such an enjoyable experience. It is like the surroundings and 'people' (I use that term loosely as not all the 'people' are human) are explained so thoroughly that I was there seeing them before me, smelling the damp earth beneath my feet with a faint smell of mushrooms, and then the story happens as I 'watch' it going on.

All the characters are developed fully, even the non-human ones. Amanda, the main character, is developed realistically in the sense I had a love/hate relationship with her especially at the beginning of the book. I thought she'd be like a heroine (all nicey nice) since she was the 'star' of this book but I found her a bit self-centered with a really poor outlook on people and life in general. Perhaps it can be explained away by her 'oddsense' and having to deal with that, maybe it was having to live next to dwarves which really don't think highly of humans and it rubbed off, maybe it is the loss of her husband, and there are a few other things she has going on in her life that may contribute to this outlook of her's. Whatever the cause, she is very realistic in that she has her good points and bad, good days and bad, just like everyone I know. As the story progressed I became a little more understanding of her and other characters in the book. I can't really vouch for how realistic the dwarves are since I never met one but as far as the fantasy/paranormal characters in the story, they all were what I believed they would be like if they did exist: dwarves would live in the forest, demons would cause uneasiness and smell/use fire, and a ghost appearing would create a cold spot in a room.

The plot of the book is so interesting on all its levels. Amanda has physic abilities and is asked to help solve some crimes by both the humans and dwarves but this isn't a case of one simple crime. Things start snowballing (as they can in real life) and a simple missing person can turn into a murder investigation which in turn can lead to threats against the investigator and even attempted murder of the investigator if s/he gets too close so this one crime ends up being multiple crimes involving multiple people. It is all done with a logical flow of events and although it sounds like a lot going on, I was never lost. Actually, there is even more going on but I don't want to write any spoilers so I don't want to write any more about it than what the author already wrote in his book description but believe me, it is not confusing nor is it a bunch of random events that leaves the reader trying to make sense out of it. In fact, there are even clues along the way and I even caught on that these were the clues as to who done it and why but I just couldn't put the pieces together. Once Amanda did and she revealed what happened and why, it all made perfect sense but I still didn't see that ending coming. What a great sight!

The pace of the book is, well, this is going to need some explaining. Remember, there is a lot going on in this book so the pace is a good one but remember this author is about detail and some details need more explaining then others so some times it seems to slow down. Also, keep in mind that not everything that is happening is happening one right after another, some of this is happening simultaneously so naturally the pace picks up here which in turn makes other areas seem to drag. The best I can sum up the pace of the book is by saying it depends on how 'into' the detail/story you are. If you are not into detail that much and want only action then you may find in parts it drags (but never for long) but if you are like me and want to experience the story and smell Tristan's Old Spice cologne (among many other things) then you will find this story rich and paced nicely throughout.

I totally recommend this book to all mystery, paranormal, crime buffs.

*I received a free copy of this book for my honest review.

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Monika

A good combo of reality, fantasy and myths.

Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2020

Magic and Murder among Dwarves. Thats the novel’s plot in the title. Its simple, fresh, mystical and combines two worlds - reality and fantasy. A psychic widow helps the dwarves solve a murder mystery. Its has all the fantasy elements, superpowers, supernatural beings. I felt that the start was a bit slow, but once the story kicks in, its a good fantasy read. This is my first book from the author Erik Bundy. Not sure if I’ll continue reading his books, but this novel is a quick read into mystical world!
Thank you Voracious Readers and the author Erik Bundy for sending a reader’s copy.

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