Hostess With the Ghostess: 1 Star

[Kimberly]

The Hostess With the Ghostess, E.J. Copperman

★

Once again Alison, her ghosts, & family:

Paul (the PI Ghost) has left; after their last case, Paul promised Alison there would be no more investigations and that she could spend her time & energy on the guests of her Haunted Guesthouse; while Paul would travel....

That was all fine & good until Paul's brother, Richard (a defense attorney) was murdered while investigating the case against his client. The client, a young woman, is accused of drowning her step-father in a bathtub.

As Richard insists on working with Paul, Alison is pressured into locating Paul. Alison places an ad in the local paper, knowing Paul is most likely still in the habit of reading it.

Paul show up and together Paul, Alison, Maxie, & Richard work on the case. Eventually the ghost of the stepfather shows up and does his best to undermine the entire investigation.

The story was totally preposterous... the characters, including Richard (who is an imperious bully) were pretty much fugly rude people and the conclusion takes place in front of all the guests who believe that it is the night's entertainment.

I didn't enjoy the book at all.... IMO, the author needs to rethink her series.

[KateNZ]

Even the title wasn't promising!

Another one on the 'to avoid' list