Shreela
Written on Jan 20, 2023
- ISBN10 193966165X
- ISBN13 9781939661654
- Publish Date 15 January 2020 (first published 13 January 2015)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Moose Island Books, LLC
- Edition Southern Spirits: 5th Anniversary ed.
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 578
- Language English
Reviews
pagesbycyndy
Written on May 5, 2020
Verity Long is out of work, out of money and down on her luck, in order to save her grandmother's house, her roof over her head, she needs money and fast. With the town turned against her for leaving their local golden boy/hero at the altar Verity has no options until she starts seeing ghosts.
Verity, while cleaning out her grandmother's belongings, comes across a vase that turns out to be the remains of a 1920's gangster, now the gangster is trapped on her property and is adamant that he is innocent in a decades-old murder. Between this gangster, Ellis Wydell her fiance's brother, who hires Verity to rid his beautiful historic property that is haunted by some of Sugarland Tennessee’s finest dead citizens, Verity has her hands full.
What follows is a delightful cozy mystery that I thoroughly enjoyed full of ghosts, Verity's pet skunk, mayhem, and a side of romance. I loved Verity's spunk, her supernatural sidekick a 1920's gangster, Frankie, and of course Lucy the pet skunk.
I definitely want to continue reading this series.
This review was originally posted on Cindy’s Book Stacks
Mystereity Reviews
Written on Oct 14, 2016
Poor Verity. Forced to repay her cheating ex-boyfriend Beau for their wedding after she jilted him at the altar and trashed the reception, she faces having to sell her home to repay her debts. After accidentally "grounding" Frankie, the ghost of an old mobster, Verity finds that she can see and speak to ghosts. When her ex's brother, Ellis, asks for her help to get rid of an angry ghost in return for the money to save her house, it's a deal Verity can't refuse. When Verity uncovers a decades-old murder, Verity must use her new abilities to track down a killer.
Southern Ghost Hunters is fast becoming my favorite cozy series, with its exciting plots and great characters. I've already read two other books in the series, so I finally sat down to see how it all began.
Verity dumps out a vase full of dust, not realizing it's an urn filled with the last remains of Frankie "The German", a mobster who was killed 100 years ago. Now Frankie is "grounded" and can't leave the property unless Verity carries his urn with her. Frankie is able to help Verity see The Other Side and interact with ghosts. Frankie is a real hoot, and the perfect sidekick for Verity. Thanks to him, she manages to find some much needed money for an elderly widow and to put an angry ghost to rest.
I loved the first ghost story line, with Jilted Josephine and her poltergeist mother. I would've liked to have seen Verity go back and help them more, maybe that will come in a later books.
The second ghost story line, helping her ex's brother, Ellis, get rid of the angry ghost that's destroying his work to restore an old distillery, was very exciting.
Overall, Southern Spirits is a a real page-turner; fun, exciting and addicting. I definitely recommend this series as a must read for fans of paranormal and/or cozy mysteries.