Book 31, 2015
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chez_jaeSince storms kept me offline earlier today, I used the opportunity to finish reading A Ghostly Undertaking by Tonya Kappes. It's the first book in the author's "Ghostly Southern Mysteries" series.
After undertaker Emma Lee Raines is struck on the head by a falling plastic Santa Claus, she has the ability to see and speak to the dead. The local doctor declares she's suffering from "funeral trauma", and half of the town thinks Emma Lee is crazy. When the ghost of newly departed Ruthie Sue Payne appears to Emma Lee, she insists she was murdered and that Emma Lee must help solve the crime.
As if that wasn't enough, Emma Lee's granny, Zula Fae Raines Payne, is the prime suspect, because her late husband was Ruthie Sue's ex, and he left his half of Ruthie's inn to Zula. Emma Lee is determined to prove her granny didn't push Ruthie Sue down the stairs, even if she has to play up the crazy angle in town. Sheriff Jack Henry Ross isn't buying it; he believes that Emma Lee can communicate with Ruthie Sue. When another busybody in town is attacked and left for dead, and Emma Lee's life is threatened, the race is on to find a killer before anyone else is murdered.
This was a light, delightful read, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I look forward to reading more in this series.
Four stars:
★★★★
After undertaker Emma Lee Raines is struck on the head by a falling plastic Santa Claus, she has the ability to see and speak to the dead. The local doctor declares she's suffering from "funeral trauma", and half of the town thinks Emma Lee is crazy. When the ghost of newly departed Ruthie Sue Payne appears to Emma Lee, she insists she was murdered and that Emma Lee must help solve the crime.
As if that wasn't enough, Emma Lee's granny, Zula Fae Raines Payne, is the prime suspect, because her late husband was Ruthie Sue's ex, and he left his half of Ruthie's inn to Zula. Emma Lee is determined to prove her granny didn't push Ruthie Sue down the stairs, even if she has to play up the crazy angle in town. Sheriff Jack Henry Ross isn't buying it; he believes that Emma Lee can communicate with Ruthie Sue. When another busybody in town is attacked and left for dead, and Emma Lee's life is threatened, the race is on to find a killer before anyone else is murdered.
This was a light, delightful read, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I look forward to reading more in this series.
Four stars:
★★★★
