Murder on the House: A Haunted Home Renovation Mystery (Haunted Home Renovation, #3) (Haunted Home Renovation, #3)

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.

• ISBN10: 0451238842
• ISBN13: 9780451238849
• Publish Date: 4 December 2012 (first published 1 December 2012)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Penguin Books Australia
• Imprint: Signet
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 336
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780451238849

Reviews

[MurderByDeath]

Another enjoyable read by Ms. Blackwell. While I tend to like her other series a bit better, this series and this book are really fun reads. The ghosts in this book verged just enough on creepy - especially the toys, what is it about toys moving by themselves that is so creepy??

The actual murder mystery was very well written - a lot of suspects that had reason and opportunity and Ms. Blackwell controlled the reveal perfectly.

The ending felt a tiny bit rushed, or maybe not rushed but I did miss having one or two things explained in a bit more detail, but these missing explanations didn't detract from the story at all and are things, I admit, most probably won't even notice.

I'd recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good cozy with ghosts that are just the right amount of creepy.