Author: E.J. Copperman
Narrator: Amanda Ronconi
Publisher: Audible Studios
Publication Date: October 2013
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Buy the Book: Amazon | BN | Audible
Description: Home repair meets haunted happenings in the first charming, hilarious Haunted Guest House Mystery!
Newly divorced Alison Kerby wants a second chance for herself and her nine-year-old daughter, so she's returned to her home town on the Jersey Shore to transform a fixer-upper into a charming--and hopefully profitable--guest house. But when a bump on the head leaves her seeing not only stars but spirits, Alison realizes the real challenge she's facing is out of this world.
The two residing ghosts are Maxie Malone, the foul-tempered former owner of the house (who has definite opinions about Alison's design plans), and Paul Harrison, a private eye who'd been working for Maxie--both died in the house on the same night. The official cause of death was suicide, but the ghosts insist they were murdered, and they need Alison to find out who killed them--or the next ghost in the guest house will be Alison herself...
My Thoughts: I discovered this series when the first seven books were made available to me through my Audible membership. Since I gravitate towards paranormal themes, this cozy mystery series sounded like something that would appeal to me and I was quickly engaged in the lives of the characters and the events occurring in this fixer upper historical home.
This story sets the reader up not only to be entertained but also to want get to know these characters more, so I will be continuing the series. The author gives a very cohesive blend of mystery, charm and humor as Alison and her friends, both the breathing and non-breathing variety, try to piece together clues to learn who killed Maxie and Paul and is now threatening Alison. The final reveal also came as a surprise as the author does an excellent job of providing many potential suspects to sift through.
The audio narration was performed by Amanda Ronconi and she did a very good job of bringing these characters to life. Both the author and the audio narrator are new to me and I will be looking for more of their work.
My Final Verdict: Overall, this was a great start to what I think will be a very enjoyable series. Fans of cozy mysteries, paranormal elements and things that go bump in the night will find this series appealing.
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