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Dead and Breakfast

A Merry Ghost Inn Mystery

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Dead and Breakfast

By: Kate Kingsbury
Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
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Melanie West is getting her life back on track after a messy divorce when her grandmother, Liza Harris, asks her to join her in opening a bed-and-breakfast inn. Together, Liza and Melanie purchase a purportedly haunted mansion on the Oregon coast and jump right into clearing out the cobwebs. But while attempting to remove wallpaper in an upstairs bedroom, the new B&B owners stumble upon a very real skeleton in their closet. The police suspect the skeleton is that of the wife of the previous owner of the B&B, but no one in town seems to want to say much about her.

As the inn owners try to juggle renovations with their own amateur investigations, their grand opening looms closer and closer - and a friendly ghost in their walls starts playing tricks. But it all comes crashing to a halt when a new body is found stabbed to death on the beach below the inn - the victim chillingly close in resemblance to Melanie herself. It seems someone doesn't appreciate newcomers prying into the small town's past, and now it's up to Melanie and Liza to get to the bottom of these murders to save their business - and their lives.

©2017 Kate Kingsbury (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Amateur Sleuths Cosy Detective Fiction Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Haunted Crime Ghost Cosy Mysteries Ghost Thriller
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Such a sweet story. A feel good book and not scary!. enjoy it I did

such a sweet story.

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Very enjoyable easy to listen to story, I look forward to listening to others in the series.

Enjoyable

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A cute little story , mystery, ghosts, love and a dog.
Entertaining til the end.

Lovely

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This was a joy to listen to and easy too. Fun, friendly with intrigue thrown inn....haha

fun

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A fun read that kept you guessing. l would have liked to see more of Ben in the story but that is personal preference. l thought the story lagged a bit in places. The narrator did a great job but l don't think it is a book that would entice me to read in hard copy. But good to listen to.

A fun little read.

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so much fun and really surprising conclusion story line reinforced by the quirky narrator great voice inflections

Quirky mystery

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although I liked this book, the story was good and the narrator did a good job, it could have been so much better. The story became repetitive, going over the same things again and again, never quite getting to a point. The main character seemed strong, then turned into a bumbling hot mess. I really wanted it to get better so kept listening.

should have been a good book

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Relatable protagonist, easy to follow, and genuine voice. Just what I love in a cozy mystery. Looking forward to learning more about the Merry Ghost!
Narrators voice also perfectly fit the characters, making for a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

Fun read!

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Excellent read!
I really loved the inn and the relationship between grandmother and granddaughter. Max was a great addition. I will be reading the rest of this cosy mystery set. The performer’s voice was also perfect for the storyline.

Excellent read!

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I'm trying to be charmed, but it just has me impatient. Characters are whiney and passive, maybe there's a reason for that but it's taking too long to find out so they're just annoying me. can't finish.

Can't get into it, whiney people

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