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Chocolate a la Murder

Kirsten Weiss

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Maddie gets rattled by a candy-coated murder. It's Wine and Chocolate Days in San Benedetto, and...

General Fiction (Adult) Mystery Cozy

Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The Pig in the Derby Hat ( Trussle and Grout Paranormal Investigations 1) in Books

Feb 19, 2024

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The Pig in the Derby Hat ( Trussel and Gout: Paranormal investigations 1)
By M.A. knights
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Young Clementine Trussel didn’t go looking for the supernatural. It found her.

When a small pig wearing a derby hat falls out of her Granny’s window, Clementine is inclined to believe she’s seeing things. Only someone else saw it too, the mysterious Theophilius Gout, and he claims to be an expert in the paranormal.

There is definitely something odd about the fat, tweed-clad man, and when her Granny falls deathly ill, Clementine is uneasy entrusting her recovery to a stranger. Even one as enigmatic as Mr Gout. Besides, he seems more interested in the cakes from her parents’ bakery than anything…otherworldly.

But with her grandmother's life, and Clementine's own future, hanging in the balance, she is forced to follow him into a world of magic and monsters hidden in the shadows of her quiet hometown.

Will they be in time to save her Granny? Is Mr Gout what he claims to be? And just what exactly is the pig in the derby hat?

This was a brilliant short read I loved it. A cosy paranormal story with fun characters, and so well written. Looking forward to reading more.

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Merissa (12552 KP) rated Phantom Pleasures (Phantom #1) in Books

Aug 23, 2017

Phantom Pleasures (Phantom #1) by Julie Leto

This book has some quirks with the main characters, but on the whole, I really enjoyed the story and the background given and am looking forward to reading Book 2 in the series.

It was nice to read a paranormal story that had nary a vampire or shifter in sight but instead followed the story of a phantom and how he came to be stuck inside a painting by gypsy magic.

The supporting characters of Cat and Ben steal the show in places, but the winner for me all round is Paschal. He is just wonderful! The part when Alexa and Damon meet for the first time has been covered in other reviews so I won't say too much, but I will agree that things happen very quickly, with no moment of disbelief or questions.

Recommended if you want paranormal with a twist.

* Verified Purchase ~ March 2013 *

Merissa
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