Live. Laugh. Lava. Prudence Wallflower is a human volcano, and like Pompeii, she is about to blow.But hot flashes are only one of Prudence’s problems. She is a clairvoyant … who has never seen a ghost. Despite Prudence connecting people with their deceased loved ones through the impressions she receives from the dead, her professional reputation is on the edge of eruption.But when the ghost of … eruption.
But when the ghost of a gorgeous detective appears and demands Prudence solve a murder, it’s her romantic life, not her reputation, which is about to explode.
Christmas Spirit is Book 1 in the Prime Time Crime Paranormal Women’s Fiction Mystery Cozy Mystery series from USA Today Bestselling author, Morgana Best.
All Morgana Best books are humorous, feel-good stories. All are free from bad language, physical intimacy scenes, and all things gruesome.
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Delightful.
Prudence Wallflower is a clairvoyant medium. She travels the country doing programs where she conveys messages from dead people to related persons in the audience. She arrives home for Christmas tired and emotionally drained. But her family is coming and she will need to entertain. However, Prudence has an additional visitor – a ghost who was murdered by his partner. He’s insistent that she solve the murder. Prudence doesn’t normally see ghosts or talk to them.
This is an interesting story and it will be more interesting to see where this series goes in the future. I enjoyed Prudence and her ghost friend Alum.
ghosts, paranormal, urban-fantasy, family-dynamics, friendship, humor, law-enforcement, murder-investigation
Totally original ideas and plot! The characters are every bit as quirky as those in other series by Australian author Morgana Best, and maybe a little bit more. The basics are given in the publisher’s blurb, but without going into spoilers, there is no way to prepare you for much of the situational humor. I think that the main character is unique, and so is her story. This book is set in Australia, and it adds something wonderful to the minutiae of the tale.
I got the audio edition, and Tiffany Dougherty did a very nice job, but I would have wished for a little bit of an Aussie accent instead of sounding like an American.
This was my first Morgan Best book. Prudence is a medium and tours to help people connect with their deceased friends and relatives. She takes time off for the holidays. Her family comes to visit and thankfully she has encountered her first ghost that she can see and talk to as she needs the escape. Alum the ghost needs needs her help solving a murder. He was a police officer on the case when he was killed too. The entire story takes place while her family is visiting for the holidays. This is a fun story and is very easy to read. If you are looking for a light, cozy mystery this read is for you.
I found this book very entertaining and kept me interested until the end to find out if I was right about the out come. Morgana is a great story teller.
What a wonderful book!
Oh my ghost, I loved it right from the start! Super fun! Was it perfect then? No, but it was very entertaining. Prudence’s friends though, they were irritating! Wonder why she’s even friends with them. And it has to be said, the three un-nice friends dragged the story down a bit. But I liked Prudence and I also liked Alum the ghost. And I loved the story and the twists and turns, so all in all I do think 5 stars is fair, because I felt really excited while reading. That’s my benchmark for the full score. That, and, do I want to read more? And the answer is a simple ‘YES’.
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And as dead as a doornail.”