Review by Becky Sue Epstein
Details at the end of this post on how to enter to win an ebook copy of the book and a link to purchase it.
With a boring yet steady job as an underling at a questionable (ambulance-chaser) law firm, it’s no wonder Jamie Winters decides to liven up her life by going to a video shoot at a haunted house one night. Well, she doesn’t exactly decide. She’s co-opted by the insistent Maizy—a teen who has powers well beyond her years—as a favor for a friend of a friend on the video crew.
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So how does the evening go? We don’t exactly find out the extent of what happens because during the shoot in this cobweb-infested mansion, a gigantic (in Jamie’s eyes) spider lands on her and she freaks out. It’s only later we learn that … nope, no spoiler alerts here.
So, what can I tell you? I can say there are two starring elements in this book: the fun, convoluted plot, and the inventively-named cast of characters that surround Jamie and Maizy. Oh, and there’s a love story, too. Actually several. The first involves Jamie and … oh yeah, I promised not to tell. Well, characters include computer/hacker genius Grunt, Maizy’s uncle Curt, an unwashed ghostly (but real) person, Rock the unwilling bodyguard, someone named Tuggy, Destiny, a princess-type with a spirit guide who has a lot to say. And there are more.
It’s to the author’s credit that we can follow along on this whole journey to solve a murder, after one of the people is killed, and Jamie discovers there may have been an earlier, related death. That’s all I can reveal at this time. Really. Except that it’s a fun read!
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Disclosure: This post contains links to an affiliate program, for which we receive a few cents if you make purchases. KRL also receives free copies of most of the books that it reviews, that are provided in exchange for an honest review of the book.While traveling the world and writing about wine and spirits, Becky Sue Epstein read cozy mysteries to relax. One day it occurred to her that she could combine the two pursuits. She recently began to write wine-themed cozy mysteries. Hopefully, her agent will love them.
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