Dead Bolt
Turner Construction's latest restoration project is a historic Queen Anne Victorian in San Francisco. This time general contractor Mel Turner has to work around the owners who insist on sticking around- along with some ghosts that insist in their own way that the work stops...The ghosts aren't...
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Turner Construction's latest restoration project is a historic Queen Anne Victorian in San Francisco. This time general contractor Mel Turner has to work around the owners who insist on sticking around- along with some ghosts that insist in their own way that the work stops...The ghosts aren't the only ones standing in the way of the renovations. A crotchety neighbor, Emile Blunt, secretly wants this house, and could be behind some of the disturbances. But when Emile is found dead, it's Mel who appears guilty. Now she must restore the building-and her reputation-before it's too late.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780451235305 (0451235304)
ASIN: 451235304
Publish date: 2011
Publisher: Obsidian Mystery
Pages no: 315
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Paranormal,
Romance,
Paranormal Romance,
Mystery,
Horror,
Ghost Stories,
Cozy Mystery,
Supernatural,
Ghosts,
Paranormal Mystery
Series: A Haunted Home Renovation Mystery (#2)
This second book in the Haunted Renovation mystery series was a fun enough, but distressingly heavy on Romance and light on Mystery. There were still some interesting tidbits on historical homes, though. I’m going to try the third book, but if it continues to emphasize goofy love triangles and sexua...
I really like this series and think this one was better than the first one. The ghost stuff is well written and quite believable, especially for those of us who tend to believe in those things anyway! Look forward to the next in the series.
I really enjoy Juliet Blackwell's work, both as Juliet Blackwell and as Hailey Lind. Even though this story's *living* plot seemed a bit disjointed and didn't really flow for me, I still gave the book 4 stars because the ghost story was great and the characters continue to develop into likeable ch...