Hildy Good is a successful realtor in Wendover, the little Massachusetts town where she's lived her entire life. Hildy has lived her whole life in Wendover, Massachusetts, an historic town on Boston's North Shore. One of her ancestors was one of the first women hanged for witchcraft during the Salem trials, some women in her family have claimed to have a psychic gift, and many think Hildy can read minds, which she says is nonsense, she's just really good at reading people.
However, Hildy has a drinking problem, and recently her two daughters staged an intervention and sent her to rehab. Now she feels awkward at parties where everyone drinks, so she doesn't, at least not until she's back home and can climb down to her cellar with her dogs and drink a glass or two, or a bottle or two as time goes on. She doesn't see anything wrong with that until she starts having blackouts again, and can't remember what she's done or where she's gone the night before. She develops a friendship, and finds a nonjudgmental drinking partner with Rebecca, new in town, married, wealthy and quickly involved in an affair with a local psychiatrist, which Hildy becomes privy to after doing a reading for Rebecca. Hildy also becomes involved with an old flame, the town's garbageman, who's a bit of a miser, but also quite wealthy, who cares deeply for Hildy.
Great story, great characters and some wicked plot twists. Hildy isn't always easy to love, but she grows on you and you come to understand why she does what she does. You may not always like her, but you grow to love her and hope for the best for her. Ann Leary captures her alcoholic essence, and small town New England life perfectly.
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Title: Murder on the House - Haunted Home Renovation, Bk 3
Author: Juliet Blackwell
Bed-and-breakfast -- with a side of ghosts. — Word has spread that contractor Mel Turner can communicate with the spirits of the dead, and she’s having a hard time maintaining a low profile. She decides to embrace her reputation for the chance to restore a historic house that calls to her. The new owners, who hope to run a haunted bed-and-breakfast, want Mel to encourage the ghosts that supposedly roam the halls to enhance the house’s paranormal charm.
The catch: Mel has to spend one night in the house to win the project. During the spine-chilling sleepover, the estate gains another supernatural occupant when someone doesn't survive the night. As Mel tries to coax the resident spirits into revealing the identity of the killer, she risks becoming the next casualty of this dangerous renovation.
4/5 - This is a good mystery with paranormal added to the plot. I didn't guess the murderer which is a nice change of pace for many mysteries. For me, the added benefit was the old house in San Francisco. I'm fascinated with old Victorian homes and tried to picture this home as they toured it alone and with the ghosts!
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