High Spirits
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- ¥1,200
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Set during the Christmas season, the latest novel in this exciting new supernatural cozy series from the author of the Witch City Mysteries features a New Englander transplanted to a Florida town along the scenic Gulf of Mexico when she inherits a charming, century-old—and very haunted—inn from a mysterious benefactor. Fans of Amanda Flower and Heather Blake will delight in murder, ghosts, and the heroine’s golden retriever, Finn.
Christmas lights on palm trees and Santa hats on plastic pink flamingoes are far from the snowy landscape Maureen and her beloved golden retriever, Finn, are used to. But Maureen is determined to make this a holiday to remember—which means finding a way to promote Haven House on a shoestring. Fortunately, Haven’s vintage movie theater, the Paramount, has come up with a great “Twelve Days of Christmas” idea. They’ll feature an impressive list of the best classic Christmas movies ever made—shown by one-time movie actor-turned-projectionist Decklin Monroe . . .
But nobody bothered to tell Maureen that the Paramount is haunted by the ghost of a man who was murdered a few years back. Haven’s top cop Frank Hubbard doesn’t believe in ghosts but, believing that Decklin Monroe was somehow involved, he wants a reluctant Maureen’s help.
That plan is derailed when, on the first day of the festival, a fresh murder victim is found at the theater. Now Maureen has to defend her staff and guests, while trying to keep her high-spirited resident ghosts out of the picture—before they have company for the holidays . . .
Praise for Be My Ghost
“Maureen is a breath of fresh air in the cozy world. . . . The ghosts, in a refreshing departure from most paranormal cozies, don’t take center stage, and entertaining subplots . . . keep the pages turning. Readers will look forward to Maureen’s further adventures.”
—Publishers Weekly, STARRED review
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Perry's charming sequel to 2021's Be My Ghost, Maureen Doherty decides to promote Haven House, the hundred-year-old inn she has inexplicably inherited in Haven, Fla., by creating a themed event to tie in with the town's Christmas holiday film festival at the Paramount Theater. During the opening night's screening, a guest at the inn, projectionist Decklin Monroe, "who knows how to show the old two-reel movies," is shot dead. Local law enforcement suspects that Decklin's death is related to the unsolved murder of Buddy Putnam, an old pal of Decklin's who was shot at the Paramount 50 years earlier. Maureen along with Lorna Dubois, "a long-deceased movie starlet" who haunts the inn and remembers that Buddy was a small-time crook who used to hang around Haven, try to put the pieces together to see whether the murders are connected. Digging deeper, Maureen finds out more of the history of Haven House and the mysterious benefactor who left her the inn. Ted Carr, Maureen's live-in executive chef, lends some welcome romantic interest. Paranormal cozy fans will get their money's worth.
