Clare Lockhart

Quinn Delaney is getting ready to open her new café, even though her husband Bryan was against the idea from the beginning. She's excited to go with this new chapter in her life, along with going through the first stages of menopause. When she's in front of her new building, she sees a woman watching her every move. Finally, the woman confronts her, tells her that her name is Beverly, and that her husband is in trouble.

When Quinn learns that Beverly was recently murdered, she wonders if this was an imposter and sets about to find the truth. But when she discovers that Beverly is a ghost, and wants very specific things from her -- and will give her in return information that proves her husband is innocent of the murder -- Quinn doesn't know how to handle it...until she talks with her best friend Toni, and together the two of them decide to figure it all out and save Bryan, and also Quinn's café, in the process. But it isn't going to be easy, and she'll have to be careful so the police don't suspect a thing...

I really liked the premise of this book, and I really would have liked it more if I could get past all the problems. Unfortunately, I couldn't. I didn't like Beverly at all, and having her permeate pages of the book only irritated me. She had no redeeming qualities, and I wish she'd just gone to the other side sooner than she did.

But that wasn't the only problem I saw coming, and I hate to put them forth, there's nothing else to be done about it. So please only read the following if you've already read the book:

https://joannesbooks.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-spirited-swindler-midlife-is-murder....
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Unfortunately, I notice details, and I couldn't get past these. I read the book because I was given a copy from AXPBooks.Com, but I didn't care for it at all. Sorry.… (meer)

OH GOSH, WHAT A GREAT NOVEL!! I admired Quinn Delaney for going after her dream of owning a coffee shop, although her banker husband did not support her and they argued about it until one of them walked out of the house. She noticed an attracted blonde woman staring at her and she walked over to talk with her to see if she needed some help, but Beverly Foster unloads a tiny bit about her husband. As she turned around, she was gone, but she haunted her in her home and asked her to help her. Finally, Quinn realized that Beverly was a ghost one that she could never trust, but she had to do what she wanted in order to get rid of her. What she didn't expect was to to put her and and her best friend smack dab in a murder! Book one was a joy to read and I wanted it to continue, BUT NOW I CAN'T WAIT TO READBOOK TWO!!!… (meer)