The book is about a woman named Verity who after leaving her scummy fiance at the alter, has the town turn against her and gets sued by the ex's family and is now in danger of losing her family home. This is a cozy mystery told in 1st person POV for main character Verity Long. Southern Spirits is book 1 in the Southern Ghost Hunter Mysteries series. Overall, I enjoyed my first Angie Fox story, and think it is a great fit for any cozy mystery lover. The more time Verity and Ellis spend with each other, the more they realize they really are not what the other thought. This story was filled with mystery, suspense, danger, and a spark of romance. However, things become dangerous real quick as they investigate, encounter other ghost, evil spirits, and find clues, something or someone will do everything to try to stop them from uncovering the truth. She maybe a novice, but with her sidekick Frankie, she just might be able to rid Ellis of his ghost. Even though she is new to ghost, and doesn't really know what she is doing, she needs the money badly, and against her better judgment, she takes the job. He's not buying her story about ghost or the hidden money, but when strange things start happening at the house he is renovating, he hires Verity to get rid of his ghostly pest. They start searching for the hidden loot, and end up face to face with Ellis, her ex-fiancé's brother, who also happens to be a cop.
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Frankie knows where Verity can find some hidden money to pay off the debt so she can keep her home, but in return she must try to help free him. After her initial shock, Verity and Frankie strike up a odd friendship, and a deal. Frankie wasn't too pleased with Verity the dumping his ashes, because now he is tied to the house. To her horror and shock, she finds out it wasn't dust, but rather the ashes to a gangster named Frankie, when his ghost appears. While going through some old items, she stumbles across a dirty old vase filled with dust, and proceeds to clean it, and dump the dust into the rose garden.
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Some spoilers Through a series of unfortunate events, Verity finds she needs to raise money quickly to pay off her ex fiancé's family so she decides to sell her family's home. I loved her performance, and thought it was very lively and animated, but could see how some might thing it was over the top. I have to admit, it was an entertaining audio, and Tavia really brought the characters and emotions to life.
But can she discover the truth before the killer finds her?Ĭozy Mysteries are not my normal genre however, one of my closest friends was telling me how much she enjoyed this audio, and since we have similar taste in books I decided to give it a try. Verity isn't above questioning the living or the dead. There's a modern-day mystery afoot, one that hinges on a decades-old murder.
He hires Verity to put an end to the disturbances.īut soon Verity learns there's more to the mysterious estate than floating specters, secret passageways, and hidden rooms. Only some of them are growing restless - and destructive. Ellis Wyatt is in possession of a stunning historic property haunted by some of Sugarland, Tennessee's finest former citizens. It leads to an offer she can't refuse from the town's bad boy, the brother of her ex and the last man she should ever partner with. When out-of-work graphic designer Verity Long accidentally traps a ghost on her property, she's saddled with more than a supernatural sidekick - she gains the ability to see spirits. One simple mistake, for a girl who is about to lose her family home, releases the ghost of a long-dead gangster and opens Verity Long's eyes to a whole new world. With gratitude, thank you for visiting us.From New York Times best-selling author Angie Fox, the first book in the new Southern Ghost Hunter mysteries. If you enter a home in the South, you are greeted with a warm smile, a giant embrace, and big glass of sweet tea! All are welcome, and that's what we want our store to represent. With every purchase, we give back a portion of every dollar we earn to our featured charities.īeing a woman-owned business from the South, the southern spirit embodies all things hospitality.
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