ASIN: B00A6WV6S2
Publisher: Berkley
Publication date: August 6, 2013
Language: English
Print length: 240 pages
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About the Book:
The aptly named Crystal Haven is the destination for tourists seeking psychics, séances, and the promise of contacting the spirit world. In this small western Michigan town, everyone knows the Fortune family. Rose is gifted with tarot card readings. Her sister, Vi, is a self-proclaimed pet psychic. And Rose’s daughter Clyde is…
A cop. A cop on leave from Ann Arbor, more specifically, who’s come home to kooky Crystal Haven to reevaluate her life. Mom and Aunt Vi can’t wait for Clyde to finally embrace her own psychic gifts and join the family business. Clyde would prefer the low-stress lifestyle of a dog walker and the low-key company of her nephew, Seth.
But when a local psychic is killed, leaving behind a traumatized Shih Tzu, it seems to be in the cards for Clyde to get involved. With her old flame Mac leading the investigation, that may prove awkward. Whether she uses her skills as a cop or her long-denied psychic abilities, it’s up to Clyde to divine a killer’s identity before someone else suffers more misfortune.
My Review:
Pall in the Family the first book in A Family Fortune Mysteries. Based in western Michigan, the book focuses on Crystal Haven, a tourist destination catering to those who seek psychics, fortune telling, Tarot readings, and other methods of communicating with the dead.
Clyde is on leave from her job as a cop in Ann Arbor and finds herself back home in Crystal Haven. The stay is temporary while Clyde tries to figure out what her next steps should be and where they should take her. Back into her family's business is not that place. The death of a local psychic pulls her right back into the job she left and family business she's not interested in joining.
I really liked Clyde. She's a wonderful character with quirky but loveable family connections. She isn't perfect, she makes mistakes, and the author made her completed relatable. Clyde is strong and competent as she makes her way through the clues and suspects in this book. Her parents, nephew, aunt, and the police officers are spectacular and entertaining. I enjoyed the possibility of a second-chance romance that was threaded through the pages.
I read this book in 1 day. I sat down to read a couple chapters and realized that time had passed as quickly as the chapters I'd finished reading. I was absorbed in the Clyde's life - in Ann Arbor and Crystal Haven. I loved reading about her every interaction as she scoured the town for clues. The author did a great job creating characters with depth and emotion. I can't wait for the next book to come in for me at the library.
I borrowed this book from the library.
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