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Ghost A La Mode (2009)

by Sue Ann Jaffarian(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0738713805 (ISBN13: 9780738713809)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Midnight Ink

series

A Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery

review 1: This is a cute paranormal story - a woman finds she can see ghosts everywhere she goes. I am not much for paranormal stories. This one held my attention and was entertaining.Emma is in the midst of a divorce from her famous husband. He is not a nice man.She attends a seance with a friend and as a result finds she is on the short list of people who can see and hear ghosts. The first ghosts are her ancestors and relatives. One of the ghosts is a woman called Granny Apples. Granny Apples was hung because she murdered her husband, or did she? Granny wants someone help her prove her innocence. In this story we learn some history of Southern California and the pioneers who settled there.I enjoyed the book more than I expected. There is a beginning... more of a possible romance for Emma. The man in question seems to be a nice man, and that would be a big step up from her soon to be ex. I also enjoyed the humor. Emma is a plucky heroine. In fact at times, Emma acts dumber than a box of rocks by putting herself in danger. That was rather grating to me. If she is as intelligent as we are told, why would she be so willing to put herself in jeopardy?Ms Jaffarian is a talented writer who draws the reader into the story. We get to know Emma and her family and some family history. We are immersed in the history of Julian California. We meet other characters who may or may not have further involvement in future books. This is the first in a series of books about Emma and her adventures. If you like cozies with a different perspective, this is a series you will enjoy. If you like well written plots and interesting characters, you will enjoy this book.
review 2: 5 STARSI had read one of Sue Ann Jaffarian's book Secondhand Stiff and I had liked it. Well I found that I actually had another of her books on my kindle for over a year. So I thought I would give it a try today. I did not put the book down. I also went and got the next book in this series.I liked the characters! Especially the dead ones. Granny Apple is a hoot. She is not a old ghost either.Emma's going through a hard time right now. Her husband left her for a younger woman and got her pregnant. He is trying to keep more of his assets. Her daughter is getting ready to go to college. Emma went to a Séance with her friend and The medium said a ghost of a relative of hers from aways back wanted her help. Now she hears voices. In fact she has heard two women. She sees her Aunt the night of her funeral and hears that Granny Apple wants to prove her innocence that she did not kill her husband and she was hung by his murders.So Emma heads to Julian where her Granny Apple lived and tries to figure out how to go proving a ghost did not kill her husband. While she is at the pioneer cemetery she sees lots of ghosts and it freaks her out.Someone thinks she is a fraud and working with a relative who wants his family's ranch. Emma has no idea what he is talking about. Soon a modern murder happens and Emma is in danger.It has lots of humor, some romance, lots of ghosts, mysteries that keep you reading and guessing to what is really going on. Their is also gold found.I can't wait to read the next cozy mystery written by Sue Ann Jaffarian less

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