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Book 94, 2016
Nov. 21st, 2016 09:38 pmI began reading Chance of a Ghost yesterday, and I finished it this evening. It's part of author EJ Copperman's "Haunted Guesthouse" mystery series.
With winter upon the Jersey shore, Alison has only two guests in her old Victorian, along with her daughter and the two resident ghosts. Alison plans to use the down time to work on renovations, but she is drawn into another ghostly investigation when she learns that her widowed mother has been seeing her father...his ghost, that is. Now, however, Alison's father has gone missing, and the only person who claims to have information is another ghost. Lawrence Laurentz claims he was murdered, and he wants Alison to investigate his death in exchange for information regarding her father.
Soon enough, Alison's investigation turns into a group effort. Not only are Paul and Maxie involved, but so is her mother and her ten year-old daughter. Also drawn into the drama are Alison's two guests. The husband is a retired cop, and he takes to the investigation with gusto. Alison has her hands full with her investigation, motherhood, and making sure the ghostly aspect of the investigation is kept secret from her guests.
Fun, fast-paced story. Alison reconnects with a childhood friend, who seems to be a new, romantic interest. Her interactions with Murray, the snowplow driver, are priceless, and it's satisfying to see her coming into her own as a private investigator.
Favorite lines:
♦ Maraschino cherries are an abomination.
♦ They already thought I was a raving lunatic; It would be worse if they thought I was an unaccommodating raving lunatic.
♦ This was a girl who had held her ground for six straight days when told she couldn't attend a midnight showing of a Harry Potter movie, and had worn me down.
♦ ...the Volvo's heating system was roughly as efficient as the United States Congress, which is to say it made a lot of noise but got very little done.
Good story, five stars:
*****
With winter upon the Jersey shore, Alison has only two guests in her old Victorian, along with her daughter and the two resident ghosts. Alison plans to use the down time to work on renovations, but she is drawn into another ghostly investigation when she learns that her widowed mother has been seeing her father...his ghost, that is. Now, however, Alison's father has gone missing, and the only person who claims to have information is another ghost. Lawrence Laurentz claims he was murdered, and he wants Alison to investigate his death in exchange for information regarding her father.
Soon enough, Alison's investigation turns into a group effort. Not only are Paul and Maxie involved, but so is her mother and her ten year-old daughter. Also drawn into the drama are Alison's two guests. The husband is a retired cop, and he takes to the investigation with gusto. Alison has her hands full with her investigation, motherhood, and making sure the ghostly aspect of the investigation is kept secret from her guests.
Fun, fast-paced story. Alison reconnects with a childhood friend, who seems to be a new, romantic interest. Her interactions with Murray, the snowplow driver, are priceless, and it's satisfying to see her coming into her own as a private investigator.
Favorite lines:
♦ Maraschino cherries are an abomination.
♦ They already thought I was a raving lunatic; It would be worse if they thought I was an unaccommodating raving lunatic.
♦ This was a girl who had held her ground for six straight days when told she couldn't attend a midnight showing of a Harry Potter movie, and had worn me down.
♦ ...the Volvo's heating system was roughly as efficient as the United States Congress, which is to say it made a lot of noise but got very little done.
Good story, five stars:
*****
