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The House of the Setting Son
by Nancy Cole Silverman
Series: Misty Dawn Mystery #3
Series Rating:
on September 4, 2020
Genres: Cozy Paranormal Mystery
Pages: 213
Format: Kindle
Source: Great Escapes Book Tours
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Also in this series: The House on Hallowed Ground, The House That Vanity Built
When Misty Dawn, the former "Hollywood Psychic to the Stars," receives a phone call in the middle of the night, she knows it can't be good news. Dorine Witherspoon, an actress, and former client is in town for the opening of her touring musical and tells Misty the show's leading lady, Cassie Marx has disappeared and the understudy had to go on for her on Opening Night!
Misty immediately suspects foul play and when she and Wilson, her psychic shade, arrive at the theater the next morning they discover LAPD's Detective Cesar Romero meeting with the cast and crew. Events on both sides of the veil take a dark turn when Romero asks Misty off the case, and Wilson appears out of his depth with ghosts who want nothing to do with him.
Death, close calls, and forces on both sides of the veil threaten to undo Misty and destroy her relationship with Wilson unless she can find Cassie and restore order to the show.
The House of the Setting Son by Nancy Cole Silverman, is fantastic. I love the characters, and the Hollywood setting is perfect for a mystery involving the stars.
Will Misty figure out who killed Alexis? Will Wilson finally cross over?
Misty and Wilson are on to the next case. We have a local theater with its last run of My Fair Lady, and then the theater will be demolished. However, there is a ghost plaguing the cast and show. Then the former star is murdered in her home, and the current lead, her sister, is suspected of the crime.
Misty
Misty is working both sides of the veil, and it is taking its toll on her. She also has to confront her past to help figure out what is going on now. I love Misty. One of my favorite things about her is that she doesn’t play the psychic with a crystal ball and such. She listens, feels, and offers you tea. The relationship between Misty and Wilson is filled with respect and love, whether the two of them see it or not.
Wilson
Wilson continues to do his part of the sleuthing. He is getting good and snooping out clues. Wilson has to deal with a couple of other ghosts in this installment. And he wants to join the show as the resident ghost. Wilson is learning to let go of some of the things from his life, but will it be enough to cross over? Wilson does learn a few things from one of the ghosts. I feel that Wilson has finally learned to love again. In this installment, he feels like a different person. However, I love how the parking tickets set him off.
The Mystery
Ms. Silverman kept me guessing with this one. Just when I thought for sure I had figured it out, there was a clue going in a different direction. Many things are happening in this story, and Misty seems to be in the middle of them all. However, I am looking forward to getting to know Misty’s old beau as he seems to pop up in the perfect moments. It took me a while to figure out the name of the book, which always plays a part in the story. Perhaps I just didn’t want to see the meaning.
Five Stars
I absolutely love this series. Misty Dawn is fabulous, and the combination of the supernatural, Hollywood’s past and present, mystery, and the touch of humor is so well put together that I seem to devour the books in one sitting. I can’t tell you how much the interruptions drive me to growl at whoever is bugging me. My rating for The House of the Setting Son by Nancy Cole Silverman is five stars. If you are looking for a paranormal mystery to entertain you, this is the one. So, check out The House of the Setting Son. You won’t regret it.
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About Nancy Cole Silverman
Nancy Cole Silverman spent nearly twenty-five years in news and talk radio, beginning her career in college on the talent side as one of the first female voices on the air. Later on the business side in Los Angeles, she retired as one of two female general managers in the nation’s second-largest radio market. After a successful career in the radio industry, Silverman retired to write fiction. Her short stories and crime-focused novels—the Carol Childs and Misty Dawn Mysteries, (Henry Press) are both Los Angeles-based. Her newest series THE NAVIGATOR’S DAUGHTER, (Level Best Books) takes a more international approach. Silverman lives in Los Angeles with her husband and a thoroughly pampered standard poodle.
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