Murder on the house

Format:

Book

Title:

Murder on the house

Author:

Blackwell, Juliet.

ISBN:

9780451238849

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

x, 325 pages ; 18 cm

Series title(s):

Haunted home renovation mystery.

General Note:

"An Obsidian mystery."

"First printing, December 2012"--Title page verso.

Summary:

"Word has spread that contractor Mel Turner can communicate with the spirits of the dead, it's been difficult to maintain a low profile. She embraces her new reputation for the chance to restore an historic house that calls to her. The new owners, who hope to run a haunted B & B, want Mel to encourage the ghosts that supposedly roam the halls to enhance the paranormal charm. The catch: Mel has to spend one night in the house to win the project. But during the spine-chilling sleepover, the estate gains another supernatural occupant when someone doesn't survive the night. As Mel tries to coax the resident spirits into revealing the identity of the killer, she risks becoming the next casualty of this dangerous renovation"--Page 2 of cover.

Subject(s):

Dwellings -- Remodeling -- Fiction.

Contractors -- Fiction.

Women detectives -- California -- San Francisco -- Fiction.

San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction.

California -- San Francisco.

Genre:

Detective and mystery stories.

ghost stories.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Detective and mystery fiction.

Fiction.

Mystery fiction.

Holds:

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... McMinnville Public Library	Blackwell, J.	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	PBK Mystery Blackwell, J.	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Mount Angel Public Library	PBK BLACKWELL, J. Haunted Home #2	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Silver Falls Library	MYS BLACKWELL	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Bed-and-breakfast-with a side of ghosts.
Word has spread that contractor Mel Turner can communicate with the spirits of the dead, and she's having a hard time maintaining a low profile. She decides to embrace her reputation for the chance to restore a historic house that calls to her. The new owners, who hope to run a haunted bed-and-breakfast, want Mel to encourage the ghosts that supposedly roam the halls to enhance the house's paranormal charm.

The catch- Mel has to spend one night in the house to win the project. During the spine-chilling sleepover, the estate gains another supernatural occupant when someone doesn't survive the night. As Mel tries to coax the resident spirits into revealing the identity of the killer, she risks becoming the next casualty of this dangerous renovation.

Author Notes

Juliet Blackwell is the New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Key and Letters from Paris. She also writes the Witchcraft Mystery series and the Haunted Home Renovation series. As Hailey Lind, Blackwell wrote the Agatha-nominated Art Lover's Mystery series. A former anthropologist, artist, and social worker, Juliet is a California native who has spent time in Mexico, Cuba, Italy, Spain, the Philippines, and France.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

Building contractor Mel (short for Melanie) Turner's construction firm is known for quality work on historic San Francisco homes, but she's also developing a reputation for being the up-and-coming ghost buster for the region as well. Part of the bidding process for a renovation on a sprawling home situated in the colorful Castro district requires Mel and the competing firm's representative to spend the night-just so they can experience the ghostly environment. The ghosts definitely distract them, and tragically, at the same time, someone kills the elderly owner in the garden. Now, everything is upended with a very real murder case, abundant suspects, and an unresolved history that only Mel can rectify. Clearly, though, the killer isn't done, and Mel is getting in the way. VERDICT Blackwell's third entry in this series (after Dead Bolt) is a charming cozy. This top-notch light paranormal successfully mixes San Francisco history with a tremendously appealing ghost buster at the helm. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.