Democracy is messy, but in Springvale? It’s deadly. Selene Hawthorne figured the strangest part of her week would be explaining why her six-month-old foster son is suddenly a walking, talking toddler. She was wrong. The Pacific Northwest Witch Election has rolled into town, and Selene is stuck babysitting the incumbent, Hilda Wicke, a Crystal Witch with a "Glinda the Good" aesthetic and a dictator’s soul. But the campaign trail hits a dead end when Hilda washes down a Sleeping Curse with her appletini, collapsing into a magical coma right in the middle of her own cocktail hour. With the Sheriff busy accusing anyone who owns a pointed hat, and a second reception ending in actual murder, Springvale’s premier resort is officially a crime scene. Now, Selene has to clear an innocent witch’s name, manage a shapeshifting toddler, and catch a killer who thinks politics is a blood sport.