Tarot card reader, fortuneteller Luanne LaRue aka Madame Esmeralda has just moved to Banshee Creek and is trying to create a home for herself. Banshee Creek has a bustling tourist trade for haunted venues. She is making friends when the new Sheriff Sean Stickley enters the body shop “Botannica” where she does her readings in their backroom and asks the owner to post a flyer that suggests you can make thousands of dollars by you and five friends sending money, you know the old chain letter scheme. He is worried that it could affect the reputation of the town.

This book is well-written, with characters that you can connect with, never mind their paranormal talents. A mystery with clues, great characters, a dash of romance who could ask for more. ( )

paranormal, romance, ghosts, mystery, law-enforcement, murder, banshee-creek, humor

Another delightful mystery from Banshee Creek! Two new characters, each with a devastating history and from NYC. He is the new sheriff, and she's got a business reading tarot cards and publishing mathematically researched horoscopes. Add a group wanting to be abducted by aliens to the usual paranormies, and things get really funny. The humor will get you if nothing else! Don't miss this just because it is in a series, each stands alone, but also will make you want to read the others. ( )