Witch and vintage clothing store owner, Lily, has a knack for getting herself into 'interesting situations'. I'll have these all read in a month, quite a record for me. I'm off to 'read' the next in the series. It has brought the book to life in yet a different way than sitting in solitude and reading quietly. I have been listening to the series on audiobook and enjoying Xe Sands narration immensely. The rest is for you to learn as you read this terrific entry in the Lily Ivory series. This is a fascinating entry in the Witchcraft series, and Lily learns how far she has come since those lonely first days in the Bay area.

Since she is behind a mirror, everything is backward, including her speech, so they make a recording they can play backward later to try and make out what she is saying, much harder to do on the spot. They find a Victrola along the way which they bring with them to record what Miriam is saying. The ghosts pulled at them and tugged their hair and made their passage difficult. They must travel quite some distance in the dark under the stage area, and run into all sorts of ghosts, some having fun and some quite nasty. Lily and Sailor finally break into the building where the ball took place and where Miriam's spirit is still stuck. However, she keeps getting called away to Bay area poisonings and trying to solve them as well. They call for 911 when they can't rouse Miriam, and Lily swears she catches a glimpse of her in the mirror! Lily meets Miriam's husband and son and promises to do what she can. Lily senses that some sort of sleeping spell might have been placed on Miriam's corsage since she finds a hex when she examines it. As Lily speaks with Miriam, she lays down and goes to sleep. When Lily visits the opulent lady's room during the Ball, she notices one woman sitting on the chaise who appears unwell. Lily's strengths are her abilities to read vibrations from textiles and brewing potions. This series of books has brought out the many different types of witchcraft there can be - almost as individual as the practitioner. The two men are on/off friends with differing abilities, with Sailor stronger in psychic abilities. Lily attends the Ball with Sailor, the rough and tough friend of Aidan Rhodes, the most powerful male witch in town who acts as a sort of godfather. It is always interesting to read Lily's descriptions of the clothing and the details of each piece. Now is the time for Lily to shop for herself to attend an art deco charity ball featuring vintage clothing for all. Lily Ivory's San Francisco vintage clothing store is doing well, absorbing and selling whatever Lily's discerning eye brings in. Art Deco Ballroom looses a female partygoer

Secondhand spirits a witchcraft mystery