Home repair meets haunted happenings in the first charming, hilarious Haunted Guest House Mystery! Newly divorced Alison Kerby wants a second chance for herself and her nine-year-old daughter, so she’s returned to her home town on the Jersey Shore to transform a fixer-upper into a charming—and hopefully profitable—guest house. But when a bump on the head leaves her seeing not only stars but … only stars but spirits, Alison realizes the real challenge she’s facing is out of this world.
The two residing ghosts are Maxie Malone, the foul-tempered former owner of the house (who has definite opinions about Alison’s design plans), and Paul Harrison, a private eye who’d been working for Maxie—both died in the house on the same night. The official cause of death was suicide, but the ghosts insist they were murdered, and they need Alison to find out who killed them—or the next ghost in the guest house will be Alison herself…
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Surprisingly I read this book before I ever saw the movie and found it much more thought provoking and frightening than the movie, which was merely icky visuals. It was one of the earliest end of the world genres I had ever ready, but one of the best!
supernatural, cozy-mystery, ghosts, snark-fest, law-enforcement, murder-investigation
Great characters both breathing and otherwise! A snarky good read about a single mother with some renovation skills and good friends with a construction business who buys a large distressed house at the shore in her home town with the goal of opening a guesthouse. She didn’t count on weird happenings, a concussion, suddenly seeing the ghosts in her home, or learning that both her mother and daughter have seen ghosts for years. Or that she would get talked into investigating the ghost’s murders! Loved it! Good stuff eventually happens to those of us who decide to dig around in our TBR pile!
The audio is narrated by Amanda Ronconi who is absolutely amazing!
“Night of the Living Deed” is the first book in a series. I have also read, books 2-5 in the series. I have enjoyed them all. The main characters are well developed and you feel like they are family. The books are fun, entertaining and easy-to-read. I haven’t checked to see how many books are in the series, but I know I will be sad when I finish.
This book, actually the entire series, has become my new favorite, E.J. Copperman’s writing style is like hearing your best friend tell you an entertaining story during a perfect girls-night-in. Lovely experience.
A Fun Cozy Mystery !