
Bones Behind the Wheel
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

It would be a mistake to pass on Grave Errors
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
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