A Spirited Gift (Missing Pieces Mystery, #3)

by Joyce Lavene

As the mayor of Duck, North Carolina, Dae is playing host to twenty North Carolina elected officials attending her first Mayors' Conference Weekend at the Blue Whale Inn. When the body of Mayor Sandi Foxx is discovered the morning after a severe storm, Dae receives a vision through the mayor's ring; that there's a killer among the guests who's as deadly as any hurricane.

• ISBN10: 0425245020
• ISBN13: 9780425245026
• Publish Date: 6 December 2011 (first published 1 December 2011)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Imprint: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 304
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780425245026

Reviews

[Mystereity Reviews]

Good, but...the dialogue was a little cliché (ye scallywag!) and while mildly amusing, it got old fast. Not much of a plot, and it had some twists and turns before ending with a whimper. I do enjoy the series, so I'm willing to chalk this up as a bridge to new story lines.

[MurderByDeath]

I loved a good portion of this book - the plot about avenging her ancestor was a lot of fun! And the modern day murder plot was interesting with some good twists and ties to the past. Still, I was turned off by a lot of flat dialogue. There were more than a couple of instances when I had no idea what kind of emotion the authors were trying to convey until scenes were over. An argument between Dae and Kevin was only apparent to me after one of them walked away in a huff, and arguments between Dae and her grandfather felt stilted and un-emotional. These scenes in the book pulled me out of the story, dampening the experience for me. Still, I'd recommend this series to other readers who enjoy the paranormal with their murder mysteries - there's a lot to enjoy in this series.