Old Bones and New Ghosts (The Marti Mickkleson Mysteries, #2)

by Kay Charles

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Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader.

Old Bones and New Ghosts is the second Marti Mickkleson light paranormal cozy mystery by Kay Charles. Released 25th Jan 2024, it's 252 pages and is available in paperback and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately. For Kindle Unlimited subscribers, this book is currently included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free. The first book in the series, Ghosts in Glass Houses, is also currently available on KU. 

This is a very fun, very light paranormal cozy with an appealing protagonist. This time, Marti and her ghostly (departed) grandma are trying to figure out how her UNlamented late brother in law got himself offed along with 101 other distractions and at the same time trying to behave herself well enough to fulfill the conditions of her late father's will. 

Real humor and comedic timing is always difficult and maybe especially so in a murder mystery. There's a lot of snark and very light dialogue, but a surprising amount of genuinely humorous descriptions. It's a very fun, madcap adventure and Marti is a very likeable protagonist.

Although it's the second book in the series, it works very well as a standalone. The series is continuing, so it would be a good choice for a mini binge/buddy read.

Four stars. Very cute and readable. Light entertainment, quite well delivered.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.