In WITCH HUNT by Shirley Damsgaard, Ophelia Jensen, a witch in training, is torn between science and the magical gift passed in her DNA. Beside being the mother/legal guardian of Tink, a teenager in all sense of the word, she is the librarian of their small town. Ophelia is feeling anxious. Why? Was it Tink? She calls unexpectedly after a sleepover at her best friend Nellʼs house. This sleepover should have been the turning point of her popularity, but instead she returns home crushed, angry and uncooperative. Was it Darci West, Opheliaʼs assistant and friend? She should be happy. Sheʼs got a boyfriend, itʼs her birthday, and her cousin is visiting for a week. Instead of dressing in her charming but outlandish fashion sense, sheʼs wearing conservative clothing and voicing self doubts. Maybe itʼs the recent death of the timid bank teller, Percy Gordon. His uncharacteristic altercation with members of the recently reallocated motorcycle gang is proof that something was wrong, but did he commit suicide, or was he murdered? Ophelia learns the truth about the disastrous sleepover. One of the girls had brought a Quija board. A gifted medium, Tinkʼs abilities and control are unpredictable, and she refused to play. Now the girls wonʼt stop picking on her. How can Ophelia stop the schoolyard harassment and yet keep her word to Tink? Of course, Mr. Polaski, Melindaʼs father, but speaking with him makes the school situation worse. At Darciʼs birthday party thatʼs no biker babe with Adder. Darciʼs beloved cousin Becca is hanging all over him as if heʼs a Hollywood producer instead of a low-life biker. Danny, Darciʼs boyfriend, may be good at performing, but once he opens his mouth, heʼs as sensitive as a great white shark off the Pacific coast. While heʼs telling Darci no, Ophelia becomes the designated driver and they leave Stumpyʼs Bar and Billiards for the bikerʼs bar, Viperʼs Nest. Cobra warns Ophelia itʼs not safe here. Although he scares her, she refuses to be intimidated. Unnoticed, Becca leaves with her biker. Itʼs a one night stand in hell. When they see her again, she is screaming over a bloody body. One death has quickly followed another. Ophelia is no stranger to dead bodies. The Sheriff, the police, and her grandmother tell her to stay out of the investigation, but this is Darciʼs family. Even though all the evidence points to Becca as their killer, her psychic intuition tells her differently. Using her intellect and magick Ophelia grasps at the vague psychic images for answers. Abbey, her grandmother gives Tink a puppy. Why? Tink always had her studies, and Ophelia was at the library. Another responsibility she doesnʼt need. Unless she can discover why Abbyʼs angry, she may not solve this case. Tinkʼs peer pressure brings her to desperation. Thereʼs only one way to stop the schoolyard teasing . Play the game. A simple game, what can it hurt? For a talented medium, the answer is a lot. Ouija boards can draw spirits, and many are mean. Something gets lose, wants justice, and doesnʼt care who it hurts to get it. Ophelia discovers that the biker gang are extorting location businesses. Are they also responsible for the fire that takes out the building housing the Courier News? For her house being vandalized? For her pets being traumatized? If you are at all interested in the craft of White Magic, but want it in a fictional book, WITCH HUNT by Shirley Damsgaard is the book for you. It reads like a first hand account of the tears and joys of having this gift/curse. That was the plus side. The negative side of reading WITCH HUNT is that Ms. Damsgaard leaves the reader with a lot of questions at the end of the book. Characters and storylines that seem unconnected to the plot are brought in with seeming no reason, and left me hanging.