It's cousin Juliana's wedding, and there's this weird invalid lady, Miss Ryks, hanging around that no one knows. No one can get a straight answer out of her, either, as to who she's related to. Meanwhile, Dan has disappeared, Trixie's cousin Hallie is visiting (lots of cousins, all of a sudden) and Bobby is acting very odd. Even worse, food is disappearing at an alarming rate out of Mrs. Belden's larder. I always wondered who the redhead was on the cover. Is it Jim? Regan? Mr. Wheeler? Too many redheaded men running around Sleepyside to know for sure :)
Sleepyside has an antique weather vane atop City Hall that Trixie's mother has always called "Hoppy". Saying hello to Hoppy is supposed to bring you good luck, so Trixie and the other girls always make sure to pay their regards when they're nearby. On the morning after a terrible storm, Hoppy is gone! A reward is offered for Hoppy's safe return. If that wasn't bad enough, a valuable coin collection on loan to the school has been stolen. Trixie is convinced the two are related.
And finally, something besides Trixie. Charlaine Harris' latest Midnight Crossroads book, "Nightshift". A demon is compelling people to come and commit suicide in the small town. It's starting to look suspicious. Lemuel is trying to transcribe an old text to see if he can determine what's causing the suicides, but it's slow going. With the help of another vampire, he's able to determine there's a demon trapped under the town, and it's feeding off the dead people in order to break free. Only Fiji has the power to stop it, and she has to perform a ritual on top of the road to stop the demon from being able to ascend. It was fun, a quick read.
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