“Ah. No doubt you thought it would be very amusing to watch my cherished disbeliefs being shattered.”

121. Grave Reservations – Cherie Priest

This is very different from the other Cherie Priest books I’ve read, which technically are just three horror novels – two I thought were okay and one I really liked, and it was great fun. Even with the darkness that is a murder mystery and Leda’s grief over her fiancée’s very random death, it was bubbly and fun to read. Leda is a travel agent and she’s a bit psychic. She is also somewhat all over the place, impulsive, and a bit blurty, all of which do not have the highest chance of appealing to me, and yet, I did really enjoy this book.

When Leda decides to change a client’s ticket because she has a strong feeling she should, the story kicks off because that client was a homicide detective and the plane burned in front of him. So despite the normal reservations about using a psychic in detective work, Grady the detective takes the chance of having Leda help with a cold case and it’s a good choice for a fun murder mystery in Seattle and the start of a promising series.

 

Thaddeus used to be a bit blurty in that he would wake up hours before I needed to be up and whistle for me to feed him so loudly that it worked…I think he had a strong feeling it would.