A Ghostly Light
by Juliet Blackwell
Series: Haunted Home Renovation Mystery Series #7
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Published by Berkley on June 4th 2017
Genres: Cozy Paranormal Animal Mystery
Pages: 330
Format: Kindle
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Also in this series: Give Up the Ghost, A Haunting is Brewing, The Last Curtain Call
In the latest mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Give Up the Ghost, it will take a beacon of ghostly intervention to guide contractor Mel Turner to the truth... Dangerous tides ahead... When her friend Alicia hires Turner Construction to renovate a historic lighthouse in the San Francisco Bay, Mel Turner can’t wait to get her hands dirty. Alicia plans to transform the island property into a welcoming inn, and while Mel has never attempted a project so ambitious—or so tall—before, she’s definitely up for the challenge. But trouble soon arises when Alicia’s abusive ex-husband shows up to threaten both her and Mel, and later turns up dead at the base of the lighthouse stairs. With no other suspects in sight, things start looking choppy for Alicia. Now, if Mel wants to clear her friend’s name, she’ll need the help of the lighthouse’s resident ghosts to shine a light on the real culprit...
A Ghostly Light by Juliet Blackwell is one of my favorite series. I truly love the mix of history, home renovation, paranormal, mystery, and the quirkiness of San Francisco and the bay area.
This lighthouse holds more than just light.
The world that Ms. Blackwell has created by mixing fact and fiction is so believable. Honestly, I would like to hire Turner Construction to be a tiny part of this world.
I think that Mel is shining in this addition. It’s nice to see her with her new man Landon. She is so happy. Mel still has things to work on (such as her recent fear of heights but don’t we all. She is finally working through all of her jobs: ghost, construction, or murder. Landon is exceptionally supportive. It’s so sweet.
Mel has two mysteries to solve: the recent murder that her friend has been accused of and the mystery of the lighthouse ghost. Ms. Blackwell does a great job keeping the whole thing moving through the past, present, and glimpses of the future.
I adored the lighthouse history that was included in the story. The treasure maps were so thoughtful. What a fantastic way to teach and entertain your child; so much better than handing them a cell phone to play with.
I found this quote online and thought it was an excellent fit for this story. “Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time.” ~E.P. Whipple
My rating for A Ghostly Light is five stars, of course. If you haven’t read the other books, you should try the first book in the series, A Haunted Home Renovation, or you can start with this one. I guarantee you will want more. Mel and her entourage are worth your time.
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Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of A Ghostly Light by Juliet Blackwell.
Until the next time,
About Juliet Blackwell
Juliet Blackwell was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, the youngest child of a jet pilot from New York and an editor from Texas. She graduated with a degree in Latin American Studies from University of California, Santa Cruz, and went on to earn Masters degrees in Anthropology and Social Work from the State University of New York, Albany.
While in graduate school she published several articles based on her research with immigrant families from Mexico and Viet Nam, as well as one full-length translation: Miguel León-Portilla’s seminal work, Endangered Cultures. Juliet taught Medical Anthropology at SUNY-Albany, was a producer for a BBC documentary about Vietnamese children left behind by US soldiers, and worked as an elementary school social worker in rural New York. Upon her return to California, she became a professional artist and ran her own decorative painting, historical renovation, and domestic design studio for more than a decade.
In addition to mainstream novels, Juliet pens the New York Times Bestselling Witchcraft Mysteries and the Haunted Home Renovation series. As Hailey Lind, she wrote the Agatha Award-nominated Art Lover’s Mystery series. She is past president of Northern California Sisters in Crime and former board member of Mystery Writers of America.
Juliet lives in a hundred-year-old house with extensive botanical gardens in Northern California but spends as much time as possible in Europe and Latin America. She believes in the magic of language, travel, and cultural exchange to open hearts, minds, and souls.
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