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25 March 2012

OLD HAUNTS - E J Copperman


Alison Kerby's guesthouse already has two resident ghosts. But now, the past is coming to visit. Make your reservations early.


There's nothing quite as mournful as a gloomy ghost---and Alison has a pair of sad spirits, Maxie and Paul, haunting her Jersey Shore guesthouse. Maxie wants to know who murdered her ex-husband, a biker named Big Bob, whose remains have just been discovered two years later. Paul, pining for his still-living almost-fiancee, wants Alison to track her down and make sure she's okay.


The only one who isn't missing her ex is Alison---because The Swine has waltzed back into her life, specifically into her guesthouse, and is trying to win back their ten-year-old daughter, Melissa. He says he wants to get back together, but Alison knows him too well. The only question is: What is he really up to?

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Third in this paranormal cozy mystery series and it's even better than the one and two. I got to see more of the main characters' (living and not-so-much) pasts. Loved meeting The Swine after hearing so much about him in books one and two. I can see why Alison pitched him, though it should have been sooner. He's so smarmy!

The various stories going on through the book are intriguing and highly page-turn-faster-able. Seeing Maxie show vulnerability almost makes me willing to put up with her ghostly brattiness. Poor Paul has it bad for his past almost-ex.

The resolutions of each mystery are nifty.


I hope E J writes faster and gets number four out soonest. Visit him at:



Five nifty beans.....





3 comments:

Sherri said...

I'll have to check into this series especially because it takes place at the Jersey shore! All Jersey girls should read books from their birth state!!

Aurian said...

Nice one Vickie, I really have to read more books.

Vickie said...

Sherri: It's a super fun series. I think you'd like it.

Aurian: Thank you. I need to get back to reading.