Being a big fan of paranormal chick-lit, I came across this gem on Amazon when searching for my next fix. After falling in love with the book cover, I had to get it and see what Victoria Laurie had to offer. What's a Ghoul to Do? is the first novel in her Ghost Hunter Mystery series.
M.J. Holliday is a ghost hunter. After discovering her rather unique ability to converse with the dead as a youngster, she's put her supernatural talent to good use by co-running a business with her best friend, Gilley Gillespie. The pair speciailise in removing spirits and taking them to the other side - or of course, banishing the evil ones. But there's one rule: the pair work alone...
However, when Steven Sable, a handsome and very well-off doctor, comes looking for their help, that rule might just have to change. The sceptical Doctor Sable is convinced that his grandfather did not jump from the roof of his family lodge and that there's definitely something strange going on. When strange things begin happening at the lodge, he hires the pair to check the place out. Something's definitely amiss amongst the family, and tracking down the ghost of his dead grandfather seems the only way Doctor Sable can find out the truth about what really happened.
The doctor will only agree to hire M.J if he too can come along. And seeing as she needs the money (and, well, Steven Sable is pretty hot...), she can only agree. But soon enough, even more spooky goings-on begin to occur at the lodge, and there seems to be a lot more of a story unfolding. A little more, it seems, than the doc expected.
After reading this, I'll definitely be ordering the next one. This is a very fast-paced and witty supernatural tale that I didn't want to put down until the mysetry was solved. Laurie's Abby Cooper series may also be worth a read too - I'll keep you posted!
Rating: 4/5
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