A Psychic City Mystery: Book 1
Publication Date: April 7, 2026
Welcome to the Museum of Unusual Occurrence—a place full of strange exhibits and even stranger murders. The first in the new Psychic City mystery series by talented author Erica Wright.
“Every small town thinks it’s special—That might be true, but this one actually is.”
Rational and cynical Aly Orlean’s life in her psychic hometown of Wyndale, Florida couldn’t be more hectic. It’s all about running her business, raising a teenage sister, sending out holiday greetings—and her new task: finding a killer.
For her Museum of Unusual Occurrence not only houses odd curiosities but now has a brand-new display: The body of Rose Dempsey, a local twenty-year-old, set up in one of the exhibits as if she has been ritually sacrificed.
With the police clueless, Aly is worried that this is a vicious warning for her and her solitary way of life. Fearing for her sister Merope’s well-being, she’s determined to find out why the killer murdered Rose and how her body was placed in Aly’s museum . . . But might the killer be someone hiding in plain sight?
Set in small-town Florida, The Museum of Unusual Occurrence, a Psychic City Mystery by Author Erica Wright, is a quirky whodunnit featuring psychic phenomena.
When the body of a young woman is found amongst the exhibits in the museum, Aly doesn’t have much faith in the local police solving the crime. We are quickly introduced to most of the characters, and Aly and her sister Merope, who own the museum and make it their home, are front and center. Many of the townspeople went to school with Aly, and she’s never thrilled when their paths cross. Aly is raising her sister, and it’s not an easy task.
Aly seems always to be one step ahead of the police. There are a few surprises amongst the twists and turns and vivid descriptions throughout. Of course, Aly figures out whodunnit, which gives closure along with the epilogue that takes place six months later.
The Museum of Unusual Occurrence is a whodunnit that had me turning the pages to see what the next problem Aly would encounter would be and how she would handle it.
Erica Wright is the author of eight books, including the essay collection Snake and the crime novels Famous in Cedarville and Hollow Bones. For more than a decade, she was the Poetry Editor at Guernica Magazine and currently teaches at Bellevue University. She holds degrees from New York University and Columbia University. She lives in Knoxville, Tennessee with her family.
