“I finished the story, read the excerpt for the next one, and now I’m counting down until I can revisit Misty-on-the-Sound again.”Pepper Sullivan is dying to jettison her job at the big city law firm, so when she finds a house on the water at an amazing price, she grabs it . . . only to discover that most of the folks in her old hometown believe the place is haunted.Once back in … haunted.
Once back in Misty-on-the-Sound, Pepper has to contend with her old boyfriend the sheriff, her nosy mother, and the town’s shady lawyer. All this while starting her own law practice and trying to find time for her original passion—singing.
With the help of her trusty legal beagle, Mr. Woogles, can Pepper figure out what’s going on before the house turns on her?
What readers are saying about JESSA ARCHER cozy mysteries:
“The characters, once again, are what made this story so special to me. I wanted to spend time with them. I wanted to get to know them. I finished the story, read the excerpt for the next one, and now I’m counting down until I can revisit Misty-on-the-sound again. Well done Ms. Archer! I’m definitely becoming a fan.”
“Fun read, and looking forward to the next installment.”
“Good short mystery that was fun to read! I will read more books from this author for sure.”
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I thought this was a good story and I’m looking forward to the next one.
This is a cute, sweet, short (novella length) cozy mystery. Unlike most mysteries, there’s not really a dead body—unless you consider a spirit a dead body. The mystery has to do with putting the ghost to rest not by finding the murderer. After all, she was hung for being a witch so there’s no mystery about that. But…something was lost that needs to be found.
Pepper Sullivan wants to ditch her big city law job and move back to Misty-on-the-Sound, the small town where she grew up and open up a law practice there. When a beautiful ocean-side house becomes available at a reasonable price, she does that—but there’s something about the house. It’s haunted. With the help of her beagle, Mr. Woogles, Pepper attempts to solve the mystery of the ghost in the house. She has to put up with the spirit, her nosy mom, a crooked lawyer/realtor, and her ex-boyfriend.
Things I liked: It was a cute, fluffy story with a good ending. I believe this might be a prologue to longer Legal Beagle mysteries and if so, it’s a good set up. The setting was beautiful, though I’d like to see more of the house. As important as it was, we “see” very little of it other than it’s much bigger than her NYC apartment.
Things I didn’t like: There was a major timeline issue with the story that stopped me in my tracks. Most people probably wouldn’t even notice it, but my training as an editor just wouldn’t let me go past it. Basically, it’s 5 p.m. Sunday and Pepper is in her apartment, packing. A few paragraphs later, she says she has to be out of the apartment by 4 p.m. Oops #1. Her mother calls and they talk about dinner. Pepper says it’s a two hour drive so she won’t be there until 7. Okay, that fits, except she still has to finish packing everything up, haul it all down to the car/movers, and still drive the two hours. Oops #2. An easy fix would be if instead of 5 p.m., it’s 3 p.m. Then this would work. Also… she’s moving into an old house that’s been sitting empty for a while. She doesn’t have to do any painting/cleaning/fixing? I’ve moved a lot and there’s always something to do. You don’t just move in and have everything ready to go.
Recommendation: If you’re reading the other books in this series, this would be a good starter. It gives you the background on the characters, the setting, and more all in a neat little package. But don’t expect an in-depth read. This is light fluff. Yes, the “mystery” is solved, but there’s almost nothing else. It’s a prologue to the series and nothing more.
I am hooked on this series and hoping for much more to come. Great little short read with fabulous characters and a dog!!! How can you beat that? It is a very good read and I highly recommend it!
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Perfect intro to the series. Pepper and her pup, Mr. Woogles, move to Misty. It’s her hometown that she’s moving back to and she purchased a home from the bank that was foreclosed. She encounters a horrible real estate attorney that everyone in town hates and also finds out her house may be haunted.
I really enjoyed the start to the series and can’t wait for the next book.
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A cute story that’s fun to read. Pepper Sullivan is moving back to her hometown to start her own law firm and has purchased an old home, at a foreclosure auction. People in town are positive the home is haunted. Now she’s on a mission to find out the history of the house and what happened to make everyone believe it’s haunted. All this in addition to starting her own law firm. A fun and entertaining read and I can’t wait to read more from this series.
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With a beagle named Mr. Woogles by her side, a gal can hardly go wrong. He is the kind of dog who pretty much always has your back. He seems to be a good judge of character & good at finding things too!
When Pepper moves back to her home town, she buys an allegedly haunted home at auction. Family feuds and secrets echo there.
Pepper hopes to open her own law firm – much better than doing grunt work at a big city firm, right? Roger Winthorpe, currently the only lawyer in town, finds a way to make his displeasure known .
Together with Mr. Woogles, Pepper has a chance at a whole new life, with friends and family as well – and maybe to address some lingering past challenges.
A clean and humorous KU mystery and romantic adventure.
I read the book on Kindle Unlimited. I also got an advance copy from Booksprout.
This was a very quick and entertaining read. I’ve always believed that our pets can see what we can’t. I’m sure that the next book will bring closure, or atleast a continuation, of the interactions between Pepper and other characters. The story was written well and it left the reader wanting to read more.
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