Book 106, 2016
Dec. 11th, 2016 07:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chez_jaeAfter I realized I had only read one book in Juliet Blackwell's "Haunted Home Renovation" mystery series, I picked up another. I finished Home for the Haunting this evening.
Mel Turner is spending the weekend doing volunteer work. She can't help but admire the lovely, old home across the street, that is, until she sees ghosts looking out the windows at her. Mel does her best to focus on the job at hand, but when a body is discovered adjacent to the property she's working on, she finds herself at the center of yet another murder investigation. This time, however, the SFPD has unofficially asked for Mel's assistance. While Mel is trying to run her business and track down leads, her older sister blows into town and causes even more turmoil for Mel.
The story was fun. It was interesting to see how a 25 year-old murder was tied into the current happenings. Mel's feelings of inadequacy in regards to her sister were touching, especially when Cookie revealed that she was jealous of Mel. Ah, sibling rivalry! There was less actual interaction with ghosts, and more contact with real, live people. Ha ha!
Favorite line: You know your job is tough when you find yourself escaping into a Port o' Potty for a minute alone.
You know your book is going to be good when that is the first line!
Very good! Four stars:
****
Mel Turner is spending the weekend doing volunteer work. She can't help but admire the lovely, old home across the street, that is, until she sees ghosts looking out the windows at her. Mel does her best to focus on the job at hand, but when a body is discovered adjacent to the property she's working on, she finds herself at the center of yet another murder investigation. This time, however, the SFPD has unofficially asked for Mel's assistance. While Mel is trying to run her business and track down leads, her older sister blows into town and causes even more turmoil for Mel.
The story was fun. It was interesting to see how a 25 year-old murder was tied into the current happenings. Mel's feelings of inadequacy in regards to her sister were touching, especially when Cookie revealed that she was jealous of Mel. Ah, sibling rivalry! There was less actual interaction with ghosts, and more contact with real, live people. Ha ha!
Favorite line: You know your job is tough when you find yourself escaping into a Port o' Potty for a minute alone.
You know your book is going to be good when that is the first line!
Very good! Four stars:
****
