Allegra Fairweather (Allegra Fairweather Mystery #1) by Janni Nell Carina Press (June 2010) | Ebook, 205 pages Paranormal Mystery I’m pretty used to the first person narrative and some of my favourite series are from the first person perspective, so while reading this book I couldn’t help comparing it to them. What I found frustrating was that Casper (Allegra’s guardian angel and love interest), seemed to have an interesting back story. We’re told a little bit but not much, and I really wanted to know more about him and his life as…
Secondhand Spirits (Witchcraft Mystery #1) by Juliet Blackwell | Signet (July 2009) Paperback, 313 pages | Paranormal Mystery Secondhand Spirits is a cosy paranormal mystery. It’s warm, inviting and cute. I had fun reading this book, the first in the Witchcraft Mystery series by Juliet Blackwell. Lily Ivory is a witch who has settled down in San Francisco after moving around for many years. She owns a vintage clothes shop and is enjoying putting down some roots and has even begun to make friends, especially with her two co-workers, Maya and Bronwyn….
What’s A Ghoul To Do? (Ghost Hunter Mystery #1) by Victoria Laurie | Signet (April 2007) Paperback: 292 pages | Paranormal Mystery I’ve had this series on my shelf for a long time, and as it was All Hallow’s Eve and I fancied a mystery I thought it was a good time to start Victoria Laurie’s Ghost Hunter Mystery series. I really enjoyed Laurie’s writing. It’s a nice easy writing style and the pages flew by pretty quickly. The characters are fun, especially MJ’s African Grey parrot who sits on her shoulder…
Grave Secret (Harper Connolly #4) by Charlaine Harris Whole Story Audiobooks (Dec 2010) | Audiobook: 9h 58m Narrator: Alyssa Bresnahan | Paranormal Mystery If you haven’t read of the Harper Connolly series before, it’s from the viewpoint of Harper a young woman who was struck by lightening in her teens and since then has been able to sense the dead. Not as in talk to the dead, but sense where they’re buried, how long they’ve been dead for and the cause of death. Since that fateful day she and her…
Grave Surprise (Harper Connelly #2) by Charlaine Harris Gollancz (Sept 2006) | Paperback, 295 pages Supernatural Mystery “If there were an emergency room for psychological shocks, we could go there,” he said. Harper Connelly – struck by lightning and now able to find dead bodies and see the details of their deaths – is back for a second book. This was another solid, quirky and fun mystery, with a lot of suspicion thrown Harper and Tolliver’s way this time. They’re caught up in so many coincidences that it definitely looks to outsiders…
Grave Sight (Harper Connelly #1) by Charlaine Harris Gollancz (Jan 2007) | Paperback, 320 pages Paranormal Mystery I adore Charlaine Harris’ quirky writing, and Harper Connelly is about as quirky as they come. You’re probably never going to come across another book where, thanks to being struck by lightning, the protagonist can find dead bodies. And you’re unlikely to find another author who can make such a ridiculous idea work. Harris is best known for her Sookie Stackhouse series, and Harper isn’t as popular or as loved, but I think she’s fantastic….
Wicked Appetite (Lizzy & Diesel #1) by Janet Evanovich Headline (Sept 2010) | Paperback, 313 pages Paranormal Mystery Wicked Appetite has everything I was hoping for from Evanovich: quirky characters, fun plot and a smidgen of romance. This is an incredibly light read but it’s entertaining and amusing. I liked the characters, who are all a bit nuts in their own way. Lizzy is a pastry chef working at Dazzle’s Bakery in Salem with friends Glo and Clara. Her life if pretty ordinary until two mystery men enter the bakery a few minutes apart….
Hell’s Belles (Brenda & Effie #4) by Paul Magrs Headline (Nov 2009) | Paperback, 439 pages Paranormal Mystery Well, what can I say – absolutely fabulous! I read my first Brenda and Effie book by Paul Magrs last month and absolutely loved it. With Hell’s Belles being the fourth book in the series I thought that it would lose some of the story’s zest as so many sequels in series do, but this is better than the last. I just loved it! Magrs has such an amazing talent. His writing is…
Conjugal Rites (Brenda & Effie #3) by Paul Magrs Headline (March 2009) | Paperback, 407 pages Paranormal Mystery This is the first book I have read by Paul Magrs but it’s the third installment in the Brenda & Effie mystery series. This is such a great read. It’s quirky, fun and light-hearted and totally absorbing. The characters are brilliantly written and there are moments of humour that had me laughing out loud. The story has an old-fashioned charm about it and with the backdrop being Whitby, Yorkshire, the place Bram Stoker’s…
