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Summary
Emma Whitecastle would rather spend time with her boyfriend than help Joanna Reid get rid of her husband's ghost. But when she finds out Joanna's daughter has broken her engagement and attempted suicide, Emma and Granny Apples are compelled to investigate.
The multifaceted mystery unfolds in Hollywood, where a vengeful spirit strikes too close for comfort as Emma and Granny unearth a clue hidden in a haunted diamond. When the case leads Emma and a suave stranger to the historic mining town of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, Emma must call upon a ghostly group of Molly Maguires to ease the pain of a century-old marriage gone bad.
Praise:
"Jaffarian's welcome third entry in her paranormal series sparkles as brilliantly as the story's haunted diamond."--Library Journal(starred review)
"Jaffarian's comic timing, seemingly simple plotting and perfectly pitched dialogue make this entry in the Granny Apples series a complete delight."--RT Book Reviews
"Award-winning author Jaffarian provides plot surprises and plenty of dark elements to texture this well-crafted cozy. Emma is a complicated heroine, and readers of Victoria Laurie and other paranormal suspense authors will be most pleased."--Booklist
"A sweet and sassy third Granny Apples mystery."--Publishers Weekly
Author Notes
Sue Ann Jaffarian is a full-time paralegal who lives and works in Los Angeles. A member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters In Crime, Sue Ann is the author of three mystery series--Odelia Grey, Ghost of Granny Apples, and Madison Rose--and also writes general fiction and short stories. She is widely sought after as a motivational and humorous speaker.
For the most up-to-date list of all Sue Ann's activities, visit the calendar page at www.sueannjaffarian.com.
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"Sue Ann Jaffarian never fails to make me chuckle with her three mystery series starring paralegal Odelia Grey, ghost Granny Apples, and now Murder in Vein, starring friendly, and not-so-friendly, neighborhood vampires."
--Joanne Fluke, New York Timesbestselling author of the Hannah Swensen Mysteries
Reviews (4)
Publisher's Weekly Review
At the start of Jaffarian's sweet and sassy third Granny Apples mystery (after 2011's Ghost in the Polka Dot Bikini), well-to-do Joanna Naiman Reid asks L.A. ghost-speaker Emma Whitecastle to get rid of the ghost of her previous husband, action film star Max Naiman, who died five years earlier and has begun to haunt her. Emma winds up looking into the case of Joanna and Max's grown daughter, Lainey, who's recovering from suicide attempts during which she felt compelled by an outside force. Emma gets on the trail of an antique ring housing an angry spirit that eventually leads to the ghosts at the Old Jail in Jim Thorpe, Pa., in scenes rendered credible by thorough historical research. A pleasant flirtation with archeologist Quinn Keenan, approved by Emma's ghostly Granny Apples, lends interest to Emma's personal story. Agent: Whitney Lee. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
The Whitecastle Report, a popular cable TV show about the paranormal? But before Emma (Ghost in the Polka Dot Bikini, 2011, etc.) can find out exactly what Max wants from his now-remarried widow, their daughter Lainey is hospitalized at a psychiatric facility following a series of attempts on her own life. Lainey blames her troubles either on her absent mother, now absorbed with her new hubby, business mogul Linwood Reid, or on her faltering engagement to pre-med student Keith Goldstein. Emma isn't so sure. A visit to Keith finds him in bed with Lainey's friend, Summer Perkins, who gets up and promptly plunges to her death from the condo's balcony. But Emma catches a glimpse of a supernatural being on Lainey's engagement ring, which Summer wore until just before her fall. And this spirit--unlike the ghost of Emma's own Granny Apples, who's generally helpful, although stubborn as a mule--seems bent on destruction. Tracing the ring's history sends Emma on a cross-country jaunt to the rural Pennsylvania town of Mauch Chunk, lately reborn as tourist destination Jim Thorpe. She's accompanied not only by the redoubtable Granny Apples, but by Quinn Keenan, adventurer and former guest on her TV show, whose Indiana Jones good looks and determined attentiveness spell trouble for Emma's romance with rancher Phil Bowers. Emma's third adventure takes the series from a quirky niche of its own right into the murky stew of mystery soaps.]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Jaffarian keeps the humor, mystery, and paranormal elements going in this third title in the Granny Apples series. Emma learns that a friend died by suicide rather than in an accident, and now she hears his ghost asking her to fix it. His daughter, Lainey, is a childhood friend of her own daughter, Kelly, and Emma is shocked to learn Lainey has attempted suicide three times and is now in a facility. Another friend then dies in front of Emma. She, with boyfriend Phil and ghost Granny's help, learns that the tragedies are tied to a long history involving an heirloom and a Pennsylvania small town's history. A vengeful ghost is involved, and Emma wants to stop her before she succeeds in taking another victim. Enough historical details are provided to base the story in reality, even with the haunting element. Award-winning author Jaffarian provides plot surprises and plenty of dark elements to texture this well-crafted cozy. Emma is a complicated heroine, and readers of Victoria Laurie and other paranormal suspense authors will be most pleased.--Alessio, Amy Copyright 2010 Booklist
Library Journal Review
Emma may be just a regular TV host who acts as a ghost buster on the side, but her newest case is particularly troubling. She has just learned that old friends may have been haunted by a piece of jewelry, an heirloom diamond ring that causes people to attempt suicide. When the friends' daughter becomes the latest victim, Emma sees an angry ghost residing inside the gem. When she learns that the cursed ring came from the town of Jim Thorpe, PA, Emma must leave her familiar Southern California base to face the demons on their turf. -Verdict Jaffarian's welcome third entry in her paranormal series (Ghost a la Mode; Ghost in the Polka Dot Bikini) sparkles as brilliantly as the story's haunted diamond. Incorporating historical interest with likable characters and steady suspense, she also makes paranormal activity seem plausible. One of the best cozy authors for light chatter and low-key humor, Jaffarian is currently juggling three series with aplomb! Victoria Laurie and Juliet Blackwell would be good read-alikes. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.