The new book was a fun and wild ride! The story was well done and very interesting, with lots of great twists! The characters were entertaining and just fun to get to be with! I would recommend this book to everyone!

This is not the same type of writing from Simon Green that I read years ago!

I wish that I had read the first two books in the series, but I will rectify that soon. I enjoyed this book. It was clever and funny, with a nicely developed plot. Characters are likable, though not deep (maybe that deepness came in the first two books).

Well done!

I enjoy Green's books. Which Witch was an interesting read. I have enjoyed the character development between Alistair and Diana. 10/10 the last few sentences of the book, no spoilers for those who haven't read it.

Third in a crime duo series. Very different from the author’s fantasy series that I’ve read, but enjoyable. A very artsy themed crime mystery. I hadn’t read the previous books, but managed to pick up the threads. Enough red herrings to keep you guessing. Thank you to Severn House and NetGalley for the ARC. The views expressed are all mine, freely given.

I have to say that I was disappointed in this one. I had to DNF it. The premise was a great one. I loved the idea of an actress and a handsome bishop working together to solve a series of misfortunes plaguing a production of the Scottish Play. However, I did not find the characters engaging. It could be because this is the third book in the series and I haven't read any of the previous books, so, am unfamiliar with the characters and their backstory. But they just seemed sort of one dimensional to me. I also didn't feel like much detecting was going on once Alistair arrives on scene after being summoned my Diana to investigate what's happening. Diana has been cast as Lady Macbeth in the show. I made it through the first two chapters, which given their length put me a third of the way into the story. All that happened was Alistair talking to people, conferring with Diana and then watching bad things happen. Once something bad did happen, he'd talk to people some more and then confer with Diana again. There was not looking at things or searching actively for clues as to why the bad thing happened in the first place. Just some surmising from a distance. It just made the whole mystery much less compelling. I am sure there are others out there who are more invested in this story and these characters. But this one just was not for me. I would still like to thank NetGalley and Severn House for giving me the opportunity to read an eARC of this novel. I'm just sorry I could not give it a better review.

Someone is messing with the production of Macbeth, currently in rehearsal with Diana playing one of the witches in the hopes that the role will boost her flagging career. She calls on Alasdair, with whom she has solved paranormal mysteries in the past, to figure out what's going on and why. I missed the first books in this series and felt a little confused here. I liked that these two are mature and their banter but there are too many characters and things felt a bit muddled. Thanks to netgalley for the ARC. Over to those who read the earlier installments.

Simon Green continues his Holy Terrors mysteries in Which Witch. Actress Diana Hunt calls in her friend Bishop Alistair Kincaid to identify what is happening in the trouble plagued Macbeth production. Is it supernatural? Is it criminal? Alastair has barely arrived when bodies start dropping. Three actors turn up murdered. Why? Follow the characters to find out why revenge? Did it end with anything supernatural? Interesting read.

I’ve been a fan of Simon Green’s books since I stumbled across the Nightside series a lifetime ago, and I’m just as big a fan now as I was back then. The Holy Terrors series is a little bit different in that it’s a modern style series with only hints of supernatural. A bit like a modern and realistic Scooby Doo. (I mean that with all the respect in the world. I love Scooby Doo, and this is what I would imagine it like were it just Fred and Daphne.) In any case, Diana and Alistair are back at it again with saving everyone’s bacon in yet another mystery. And in this one, there are more deaths than usual! And they also have to contend with a full cast of people, all of whom are suspects! Like many other reviewers said, there were a lot of characters, but I didn’t have any trouble keeping them starlight. Maybe it’s the disconnect between the play and the actors for some people, but it wasn't an issue for me. There is one thing that I felt odd though. During the previous stories, the relationship between Diana and Alistair is more implied than anything. More flirtations that hinted at something, but I don’t recall it ever being said that they were in a relationship. So when I got to the end and THE THING happened, I was kind of shocked, on a multitude of levels. I won’t give anything more than that away, but suffice it to say that I think fans of this series will get something they’ve been waiting a while for!

Huge thanks to Severn House and NetGalley for sending me this ARC for review! All of my reviews are given honestly!

Being a fan of Simon R. Green for a long time, I was rather underwhelmed by the first book in this series; I gave it only two stars. The second one earned three stars because it was a lot more fun to read. We’re at book three in the series now and although I gave it three stars, it was an entertaining read and exactly as I thought it would be after reading the first pages.
Diana is casted for the role of Lady MacBeth when things start to go wrong during the rehearsals. Who else to call than her trusted friend Alistair? Together they dive into the case and succeed in finding out where the slightly paranormal events come from.
Fast and funny, not too much depth in the characters but overall charming!
Thanks to Severn House and Netgalley for this review copy.

The Holy Terrors is another fun series by Simon R. Green, and Which Witch? continues the sleuthing team of The Actress and The Bishop. Not literary fiction, for sure, but Green's books are a guilty pleasure!

Actress Diana Hunt and Bishop Alistair Kincaid are pulled into a haunted theater mystery when the people begin dying in the theater where Diana is rehearsing "The Scottish Play." They are known as the Holy Terrors after solving several supposedly paranormal investigations with all too human villains. Bodies begin piling up, but Diana and Alistair are quite certain a human is behind the deaths, not the theater ghost (whom they meet during their course of investigation). No matter how hard the perpetrator tries, Diana and Alistair know there is a more mundane reason. I enjoy Simon Green's books, but this is not my favorite.

I didn't realise this book was part of a series before I read it - not that it would have helped.

It's an okay short detective novella, featuring Alistair, a Bishop, and Diana, a famous actress, who solve supernatural crimes. It has the usual tropes of "will they/won't they" between our MCs, actors being divas, local police getting upset with the amateur detectives involved, and supernatural crimes that turn out to not be supernatural at all (the perpetrator actually outs themselves rather than the MCs solving any crime).

My minor pet peeves with this booked were :
1. There were SO many side characters and half of them didn't matter to the plot, so I stopped keeping track of who they were.
2. Alistair is Diana's friend/crush, but rather than calling him by his name, she calls him Bish (cringe).
3. Alistair's introduction chapter, within the first few paragraphs, involves a humble brag that he is so good looking that he has to wear glasses to avoid unwanted attention; like some kind of religious Clark Kent.

Not really my cup of tea, so 2.5 stars.
[This review is based on NetGalley ARC provided in exchange for an honest, unbiased opinion]

When unnatural occurrences are happening at rehearsals of the play 'Macbeth', actress Diana Hunt call on her crime solving partner, Bishop Alistair Kinked to help banish the supernatural influences and sort out the real ones out.
Returning to these two characters, we are swept up in their latest adventure. Fun and witty, the pair set out to solve their newest mystery and shed a not so us supernatural light on the proceedings.

The Holy Terrors are back, and this time they’re trading in haunted manors for haunted monologues. In Which Witch?, Simon R. Green drops our favorite unlikely duo—Alistair the Bishop and Diana the Actress—into a crumbling theater staging Macbeth. (Because clearly nothing bad has ever happened when someone dabbles in The Scottish Play, right?)

Things start spooky and spiral straight into murder. There’s poisoned props, ghostly whispers, theatrical egos the size of Westminster Abbey, and a trio of witches who may or may not be being set up. As always, the question lingers: ghost or good old-fashioned human malice?

This third outing feels tighter than the first two, and Green’s trademark bite and banter are in full swing. Diana’s diva energy is delicious, and Alistair is still the most skeptical bishop ever to perform last rites over a crime scene. Is he qualified to be solving murders? Absolutely not. Is it fun to watch him try? You bet your cassock.

Minor quibbles: too many side characters fading in and out like under-rehearsed extras, and the “local cops hate the interlopers” trope could’ve been left in dress rehearsal. But the mystery held my attention, and the ending surprised me just enough to keep things satisfying.

If you’ve followed the series, this one hits the right dramatic—and occasionally dramatic pause—notes. If you’re new, you might miss a bit of the backstory, but the show must go on.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. Bravo, encore, etc.

A strong start and I loved the theatre drama, but the mystery’s conclusion felt rushed. Alistair and Diana’s relationship progresses beyond flirting, finally. Not the best of the series so far, but still a fun read, and I think it’ll smooth out by the next book.

Which Witch?
by Simon R. Green
In this mystery, the duo of Bishop Alistair and celebrity actress Diana are called to help with a theater that might be haunted. Before too long, it ends up a murder mystery.
Great clues, characters, and most of the evidence point to the three witches. But is that real clues or is someone trying to blame them. Is the place really haunted?
Great fun. I love this duo because of the mysteries that always have just a hint of paranormal.
I want to thank the publisher and NetGalley for letting me read this wonderful book.

3.5 stars but I needed to round it down.

This is a pretty good murder mystery with a fun setting. I haven’t read the first two books in this series, but I don’t feel like that caused an issues with this book. It could be a standalone book. So that was nice, but a little more backstory would have helped. It is always helpful when a book gets a super quick synopsis of who people are and what happened in the past.

This book has a lot of characters and most of them are pretty insignificant, so it makes the story confusing or I noticed myself pausing to remember who they were.

The story did feel a bit repetitive at times. Then the cliche local cops hating the current hired detective is so over done. Just move past that and have them work together. It now just feels petty and childish. Also, the MC Alistair has no background in law enforcement and he is a bishop, what right does he have to be perusing a murder? lol. Maybe that information would have been helpful.

Overall it was an enjoyable book.

Thanks NetGalley and publisher for the digital copy in exchange for my honest review!

I'm being generous, 2.5 rounded up, simply because I haven't read any of his numerous other books, so this may have been an abberation.
Leaving aside the whole trope of "the bishop and the actress", which should have remained the punchline of a bad joke, I've seen this story done better several times. Nothing new under the sun, but only worthwhile if the style, at least, brings something new.
Not here. The characters are as flat as the scenery in a kindergarten play; the "snark" appears to amount to making pointed remarks about someone's sex life; the so-called detecting is almost completely useless; and the plot is resolved by the perpetrator, not the amateur detectives, followed by several ridiculous tie-offs that beggar belief.
All of this, and if there has been a spark of style, a nice turn of phrase, and all would have been saved.
I'm afraid I won't be rushing to catch up on Mr. Green's back catalogue any time soon.
My thanks to Netgalley for the DRC, all opinions are my own.

On page 139, ‘Will the producers OK that?’ said Diana. I think you probably forgot to add with in between OK and that. It’s sounds better, ‘will the producer OK with that?’ said Diana. Also, I suggest you to reduce long chapters. That’s my feedback. I am really enjoying this book. At the end of the story, I didn't expect who did all the magic tricks and it surprised me! You got me really good! It kept me guessing who did it!

This author has a knack for blending suspenseful atmosphere with moments of action, all while adding a touch of dark humor. While their work touches on paranormal themes, it doesn't heavily rely on them.
The characters are well-developed, and their motivations for participating in the story's central premise are explored in depth.