Book 37, 2026

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A Medium Fate by Lynn Cahoon

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


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Finished an ebook last night. It was A Medium Fate by Lynn Cahoon, and it’s the first book in her “Haunted Life” series of cozy mysteries. The main character is Eddie Cayce, an interior designer who hails from a long line of mediums.

When Eddie gets fed up with having to sit through one too many training sessions on how to use a copy machine, she quits her lucrative job at a prestigious design firm in Seattle. Her exit coincides with her grandmother’s death in New Orleans, sending Eddie home to stay. Not only does she inherit a sizable chunk of money from her grandmother, but she also inherits her grandmother’s “gifts”. With the money, Eddie buys herself an antique store, which has long been a dream of hers. When the previous owner is found dead in his office the following day, Eddie finds herself in the midst of a murder investigation. She’s also determined to hunt down several valuable antiques that were meant to be included in the inventory but are unaccounted for. Aiding her in this quest is her brother, Nic, her bodyguard, Bubba, and Harry, the original owner of the store who died decades earlier.

I enjoyed the story, although Eddie was far more involved in trying to find the missing antiques than in attempting to solve the murder. In a way, that was refreshing. It was interesting to meet her family and watch as they turned into a pack of jackals when they realized that Nic and Eddie had inherited the bulk of their grandmother’s estate. Characters were portrayed well, and the narrative clipped along at a good pace and made sense as it went. The only drawback, in my opinion, is that the ending seemed rather rushed.

Favorite lines:
♦ “Sometimes doing the right thing is the hardest thing to do.”
♦ “I always carry a book, just in case.”

Good book, solid four rating