Ex-cop Lacey Fitzpatrick and Navajo medium Sam Firecloud are working a new investigation into paranormal activity. This time they’re called to clear an old Hollywood mansion of the multiple ghostly tenants that are threatening the home owner’s livelihood. At the same time, however, Lacey gets a call from her ex-boyfriend, now prison inmate, for help in a more earthly manner. He fears his sister … sister is siphoning money from his elderly mother, and only Lacey can find out the truth. Between saving her ex’s mother from bankruptcy and researching deep into the families of the tortured souls haunting the mansion, Lacey finds the revelations of family dynamics to be both fatally flawed and heartbreakingly inspired.
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Ex-cop turned private investigator Lacey Fitzpatrick and medium Sam Firecloud have two cases under their belt and are finding firm footing in how to work their unusual partnership. Their next case involves an old Hollywood mansion that’s being turned into apartments. The owner needs the disruptive ghosts gone or she’ll lose everything she’s put into the place. While working on this case, Lacey gets a call from her ex who is in prison. He begs her to check on his elderly mother who he thinks is the victim of fraud perpetrated by his own sister. Because she likes his mother she decides to help.
Oooh, we get not one, but two cases in this story. Ok, only one is ghost related, but the other is satisfactory, too. Not everything in life (or these books) revolves around ghosts. I wish. Anyway, I’m really loving this series. If you’re looking for a quick paranormal mystery with crisp writing, great plot, and awesome characters then stop, drop, and roll. Or, pick up the book. Yeah, that would be better. Go forth now and click!
cozy-mystery, private-investigators, supernatural, closure, spirits
This unique duo solves things on request with some supernatural clues, lots of due diligence, and perseverance. It becomes clear to them after solving this one that prosecution is not their only goal as the guilty have already died. In a mansion previously owned by former Hollywood stars the new owner is prevented from dividing it into apartments by manifestations. On a parallel, Lacey becomes involved in rescuing the mother of her rotten ex from a major problem. Another great cozy in series, but easily stands alone.
Laura Wilson is the gifted narrator.
I received this book for free. I am voluntarily posting this review and all opinions expressed herein are my own.
This is the third book in the Lacey Fitzpatrick and Sam Firecloud series. It is a standalone book with no cliffhanger ending. It can be read without having read any of the prior books in the series. There are a few references to events which occurred in the prior books but quick summaries are provided to bring you up-to-date and understanding of those events is not integral to understanding the plot of this book. Having said that, this is a very engaging series and to fully appreciate the main characters and their growth within the series, it is recommended that you start with the first book in the series, “Ghost Walk.”
Each book in this series has focused on a different type of investigation, which I completely enjoy. It certainly is not a cookie cutter series. And the focus this time is a haunting of an old mansion, which has been refurbished. The relationship between Sam and Lacey has continued to grow and I like their interactions with each other. Both Lacey and Sam are well-developed, believable, and likeable characters whose relationship growth is very realistic. I enjoyed the story so much that I listened to it during two very extended hikes, much to the delight of my dogs.
The narrator, Laura Wilson, is the same throughout the series and does a very nice job.