“The Thrill of the Haunt”
by E.J. Copperman
Copperman brings us another Haunted Guesthouse Mystery in the
series. When I saw it come in, I snatched it up, eager to read more of Alison
(live guesthouse owner), Paul, and Maxie’s (dead guesthouse residents) latest
excursions. Just as “Chance of a Ghost” did, “The Thrill of the Haunt”
entertained and kept me reading (even when I should have been working—please
don’t tell my boss).
Alison owns a guesthouse in
which ghosts Paul and Maxie are stuck. Well, Paul is; Maxie finally found the
ability to travel outside the house. Because Paul was a private investigator
before he died, he has since enticed (coerced is more the word) Alison to aid
him in investigating for those alive and well…dead.
In “The Thrill of the Haunt,”
Alison is hired by Helen Boffice to track her husband David’s moves. Helen
believes David is cheating on her. No, she doesn’t want to divorce him; she
wants to make sure he is tied to her for life. Strange reasoning, but I’d be
announcing Spoiler Alert! if I said more. But that’s not enough. Alison, among
trying to entertain her guests who came for the ‘spook shows’ with the ghosts,
is forced to investigate a homeless man’s death.
Running a haunted guesthouse
and investigating crimes with two ghosts isn’t all Alison has to deal with. The
one guy, Josh, who has been worthy of Alison’s desire for him to stick around
is ready to bolt. Josh wants to know what Alison is keeping secret from him.
Paul and Maxie want her to acknowledge to the world that they exist and go to
lengthy extremes to accomplish this, and Allison’s supposed to be learning from
her mother how to cook.
This book is filled with wit,
hysteria (maybe that was my hysterical laughter there), and pure entertainment.
If you like a good ghostly paranormal that will make your eyes water from
laughing, this one is it.
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