Though this story's *living* plot seemed a bit disjointed and didn't really flow for me, I still gave the book 4 stars because the ghost story was great and the characters continue to develop into likeable characters I care about following.
The ghost story was definitely the focus, while the living murder mystery was sort of back burner'ed for most of the first half of the book, with only occasional mentions. I didn't mind, but then everything started happening in the second half of the book and it sort of seemed, not rushed exactly, but compressed. Still I really enjoyed the book and look forward to the next one in the series.