Book 107, 2016
Dec. 14th, 2016 09:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chez_jaeToday, I polished off the rest of Tombs of Endearment by Casey Daniels. It's part of her "Pepper Martin" series.
Pepper has been trying to avoid any more ghosts, and she's been successful, until a flat tire lands her at Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. There, she encounters the ghost of Damon Curtis, legendary bad boy of the legendary band Mind at Large. Problem is, Damon died decades ago, of a drug overdose. He doesn't need Pepper to solve the mystery of his death; what he wants is for her to stop a former bandmate from channeling him and stealing his songs.
It's a different sort of investigation for Pepper, but it's not without its danger. She speaks to Vinnie, who's been channeling Damon, and shortly thereafter, he's stabbed to death. Now, Pepper is convinced that Damon's death and Vinnie's murder are connected. She is warned away from the case by handsome cop Quinn, and by Dan, whom Pepper is still trying to figure out. The only person who seems willing to speak to her is a burned out hippie chick, Belinda, who is still fangirling for Damon.
To compound her problems, Pepper is trying to duck a ghost hunting crew at the cemetery, and her ex-fiance shows up to demand back the ring he'd given to Pepper when they were engaged. On top of all that, Pepper finds herself falling for bad boy Damon...too bad he's dead.
Needless to say, there was a lot going on! Pepper had her hands full trying to look into Damon's death and Vinnie's murder, while avoiding Joel's demands and trying to ignore her growing attraction to Damon.
Favorite line: My self-confidence made a splat sound when it hit rock bottom.
Very good, four stars!
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Pepper has been trying to avoid any more ghosts, and she's been successful, until a flat tire lands her at Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. There, she encounters the ghost of Damon Curtis, legendary bad boy of the legendary band Mind at Large. Problem is, Damon died decades ago, of a drug overdose. He doesn't need Pepper to solve the mystery of his death; what he wants is for her to stop a former bandmate from channeling him and stealing his songs.
It's a different sort of investigation for Pepper, but it's not without its danger. She speaks to Vinnie, who's been channeling Damon, and shortly thereafter, he's stabbed to death. Now, Pepper is convinced that Damon's death and Vinnie's murder are connected. She is warned away from the case by handsome cop Quinn, and by Dan, whom Pepper is still trying to figure out. The only person who seems willing to speak to her is a burned out hippie chick, Belinda, who is still fangirling for Damon.
To compound her problems, Pepper is trying to duck a ghost hunting crew at the cemetery, and her ex-fiance shows up to demand back the ring he'd given to Pepper when they were engaged. On top of all that, Pepper finds herself falling for bad boy Damon...too bad he's dead.
Needless to say, there was a lot going on! Pepper had her hands full trying to look into Damon's death and Vinnie's murder, while avoiding Joel's demands and trying to ignore her growing attraction to Damon.
Favorite line: My self-confidence made a splat sound when it hit rock bottom.
Very good, four stars!
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