Book 15, 2014
Feb. 16th, 2014 08:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chez_jaeTonight, I polished off The Ghoul Next Door, which is the newest installment in Victoria Laurie's "Ghost Hunter" mystery series. I usually rock through these stories, and this was no exception.
MJ Holliday is taking a break from filming her TV special Ghoul Getters, along with her boyfriend Heath and her best friend Gilley. Back home in Boston, MJ is contacted by her ex-boyfriend, Dr Steven Sable, who asks her to help his fiancee's brother. MJ is taken aback that Steven has not only replaced her so quickly, but that he's also gotten committed so soon after their break-up. Nevertheless, she agrees to meet with him and his fiancee.
The woman's brother is being harassed by an evil entity. MJ and her crew set up surveillance equipment to observe him. He slips out of the house and returns covered in blood. At the same time, police respond to the scene of a murder mere blocks away.
MJ doesn't believe her young client is a murderer, and as she and Heath and Gilley investigate, they find that this is only the latest in a string of similar killings, all committed by men who have certain things in common.
These are cozy mysteries, but the author infuses enough creepiness and scary moments in the books to prevent them from being fluffy. Now, I need to wait until January 2015 for the next one.
Five stars!
★★★★★
MJ Holliday is taking a break from filming her TV special Ghoul Getters, along with her boyfriend Heath and her best friend Gilley. Back home in Boston, MJ is contacted by her ex-boyfriend, Dr Steven Sable, who asks her to help his fiancee's brother. MJ is taken aback that Steven has not only replaced her so quickly, but that he's also gotten committed so soon after their break-up. Nevertheless, she agrees to meet with him and his fiancee.
The woman's brother is being harassed by an evil entity. MJ and her crew set up surveillance equipment to observe him. He slips out of the house and returns covered in blood. At the same time, police respond to the scene of a murder mere blocks away.
MJ doesn't believe her young client is a murderer, and as she and Heath and Gilley investigate, they find that this is only the latest in a string of similar killings, all committed by men who have certain things in common.
These are cozy mysteries, but the author infuses enough creepiness and scary moments in the books to prevent them from being fluffy. Now, I need to wait until January 2015 for the next one.
Five stars!
★★★★★
