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Bones Behind the Wheel A Haunted Guesthouse Mystery by E. J. Copperman Crooked Lane Books Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 08 Jan 2019 Review A Lincoln continental is difficult to ignore, particularly when it is buried in your backyard along with a skeleton- but that doesn’t mean Alison Kerby doesn’t try, despite her family’s and her resident ghostly investigator’s ardent interest in the very cold case. Adding to the fun is the car’s mysterious disappearance and reappearanc

Lipstick Voodoo A Kincaid Strange Novel by Kristi Charish Penguin Random House Canada Vintage Canada General Fiction (Adult) , Sci Fi & Fantasy Pub Date 08 Jan 2019 Review Lipstick Voodoo is a pleasant departure from the average paranormal/ urban fantasy. While it isn’t perfect, (Nate can be extremely annoying) it has a lot in its favor - an intriguing magical premise (spiritual energy comes from the otherside and can be used to contact/raise the dead), a capable hero

Nobody's Sweetheart Now The First Lady Adelaide Mystery by Maggie Robinson Poisoned Pen Press Historical Fiction , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 13 Nov 2018 Review What is more embarrassing than a cheating husband who dies while speeding along with his mistress? - one who comes back as a ghost, showing up at inopportune times providing irritating commentary and making you look quite mad. Not only does Lady Adelaide Compton have to deal with a corpse that inconveniently

Ghost Busting Mystery Shady Hoosier Detective Agency Series, Book 1 by Daisy Pettles Hot Pants Press, LLC Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles Humor , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 01 Sep 2018 Review Despite its unfortunate name - surely almost anything is better than Ghost Busting Mystery - the book is a cute one. What it lacks in complexity, it more than makes up for with a heaping serving of quirky small town residents and more than a dash

Be Our Ghost A Merry Ghost Inn Mystery by Kate Kingsbury Crooked Lane Books Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 09 Oct 2018 Review Be Our Ghost is not a paranormal mystery in the strict sense. There is a ghost who plays a small role, occasionally laughing and leaving the obscure clue, but by and large Be Our Ghost is a straightforward cozy. Liza and her granddaughter Melanie run a bed and breakfast, but in their spare time they are not adverse to investigating murder - parti

A Passion for Haunted Fashion by Rose Pressey Kensington Books Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 29 May 2018 Review I have mixed feelings about A Passion for Haunted Fashion. Cookie Chanel’s haphazard and somewhat neurotic approach to investigating is painful to watch and funny simultaneously. The nonstop chatter of her ghosts, Charlotte and Peggy, is more of a hindrance than a help, and is often distracting. It is easy to understand why Cookie isn’t completely “with it”. At

The General Theory of Haunting by Richard Easter Endeavour Press General Fiction (Adult) , Sci Fi & Fantasy Pub Date 24 Dec 2017 Review The best ghost stories are not what you expect. The General Theory of Haunting is so much more than your average tale of gothic mystery. Yes, you get your isolated manor house, cut off from the outside world. You are told the inevitable - the house is not haunted - the strange sounds you hear are pipes and the house settling. After Lord

The Case of the Deadly Doppelganger by Lucy Banks Amberjack Publishing General Fiction (Adult) , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 06 Feb 2018 Review Dr Ribero’s supernatural agency are ghostbusters of a sort, though their methods of containment are simple and their technical equipment is often non working. I wouldn't say the novels are meant to be humorous, but the interplay between the vibrant characters can be funny at times. The story centers around Kester, Dr Ribero’s so

Grave Errors by Carol J. Perry Kensington Books Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 29 Aug 2017 Review The Witch City mysteries are exemplary paranormal cozies. Lee Barrett teaches tv production, but her unique gift - that of receiving visions, puts her in the midst of murder investigations more often than her boyfriend Pete, a local detective, would prefer. He does, however, agree that her visions are useful and important, particularly in this case. Lee’s students join her clas

The House of Memory Pluto’s Snitch Book 2 By Carolyn Haines Thomas & Mercer General Fiction (Adult), Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 27 June 2017 Review I’ve long enjoyed the Sarah Boothe Delaney books, so it was with great anticipation that I picked up The House of Memory. It was a well done historical thriller with a believable dose of spiritualism (Spiritualism was quite popular before and during the jazz age). Pluto’s Snitch is an investigative agency that tackles cases of