Monday, July 31, 2023

Books and a Body (The Accidental Ghost Detective Book 5)

Author:    Emmie Lyn
Genre:     Mystery/Paranormal

Digital Book
ASIN #:    B0C92BS71D
Whiskered Mysteries
184 Pages
$4.99 Amazon
June 21, 2023

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Just when I'm prepared for a dull discussion at book club, a collection of old journals written by the town's illustrious historian and author disappear from the Frog Hollow Library.  Everything points to the journals containing secrets that one of the townspeople are willing to kill to keep hidden.

When Dash and I begin our search for the journals we find ourselves smack dab in the middle of a murder scene.

Now, with time in short supply, a clue appears from an unlikely source and points to suspects that place me and the members of the Accidental Ghost Detective Agency in the killer's crosshairs.

Can Dash and I uncover all the clues before we end up as the latest victims in an unsolved murder mystery?

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Nikki Knight inherited her late aunt's B&B when she died -- but her aunt didn't leave.  After getting used to the ghost, she also has a Dachshund that she can communicate with, and he turned out to be quite adept at not only judging people, but helping her solve murders.

She's hoping for a quiet, if dull, night at book club at the library, but it isn't to be.  The donor of some journals written by his father might be in hot water himself, since someone doesn't want the journals read.  When they're stolen before anyone has a chance to think about it, Nikki, Dash, and the rest of the Accidental Ghost Detective Agency is on the case.  

Then a murder occurs, and Nikki is sure it's connected to the journals.  What is in them?  And why wouldn't the man's son read them first to know for sure?  But when the journals are recovered, it's the police who get to read them first.  Could an old boating accident hold the key?  Or was it really an accident at all?...

This is the fifth book in the series and I have read them all.  Even if you don't care for paranormal mysteries this one is pretty darn cute.  I love Nikki, as she's not stupid and doesn't rush headlong into bad situations.  She actually thinks about what she's going to do first.  And her 'support group' of detectives is always available when she needs help.  

When the ending comes and we discover the truth of what is in the journals, and why it was kept hidden for so long, it all comes together nicely, giving us a satisfaction in it all.  Highly recommended.

I was given a copy of this book from Whiskered Mysteries but this in no way influenced my review.



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