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Bestselling mystery crime
writer Gino Costello has rented a haunted farmhouse on Massachusetts
historic property, Misty Hollow, to write his latest book,
one incorporating ghostly spirits. Gino’s and Emma’s
daughters are friends, though the two adults have yet to meet.
Aware that Emma Whitecastle is a spiritual medium, Gino asks
Emma and her fiancé, Phil Bowers, to visit. Upon their
arrival, Emma senses several ghosts but only sees the spirit
of Blaine Brown, whose family originally owned the house in
the early nineteenth century. Blaine asks Emma to help locate
the bodies of his brother and sister, who have been missing
for years.
Not long
after Emma and Phil arrive, Gino and his wife, Vanessa, argue
and she leaves. Then Gino’s assistant, LeRoy, also disappears.
Fortunately, Granny Apples, the ghost of Emma’s great-great-great
grandmother Ish Reynolds, arrives to add snappy humor to a
serious situation and help communicate with the ghosts. The
mystery deepens as Emma and Phil investigate and learn that
many children went missing over a century ago. Emma becomes
determined to find the bodies of the missing children, for
the tragedy touches Emma’s heart. She knows that until
the bodies of the children are found, Blaine and his family
can’t obtain closure or pass over.
The Ghosts of Misty Hollow is a delightful mystery
that combines my favorite things: a solid mystery, wonderful
paranormal elements, well-developed characters, and good laughs
provided by a delightfully sassy Granny Apples. Emma is a
strong character who understands spirits and fights to help
them. She and Phil obviously have a wonderful relationship,
while Gino and his wife are just the opposite. In fact, Vanessa
is hiding a secret, and Gino’s assistant, LeRoy, is
not the person he pretends to be. These latter characters
add additional interest to a solid mystery that kept me glued
to the pages and wanting more.
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