Haunted to Death

I received this book for free from the publisher. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Haunted to Death by Frank Anthony Polito
Narrator: Frank Anthony Polito
Series: Domestic Partners in Crime #3
Published by Kensington Publishing Corporation, Tantor Audio on August 20, 2024
Genres: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Holidays & Vacation
Length: 8 hours 24 minutes
Pages: 302
Format: ARC, Audiobook
Source: Library, Publisher
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This All Hallows’ Eve, partners and home renovation hosts Peter Penwell and JP Broadway try not to flip when their newest fixer-upper is rumored to be a haunted house . . .

Kicking off season three of their hit reality TV show Domestic Partners is a home renovation project with an irresistible hook. Woods Hall is a lavish 1913 manor home in the Detroit suburb of Pleasant Woods, once belonging to the town’s founding family. It also comes with its own ghost.

Twenty-five years ago during a Halloween night party, automotive heiress and beauty queen Emma Wheeler-Woods, wearing a white Princess Diana wedding gown as a costume, fell from a third-floor balcony to her death. Or was she pushed?

Fiona Forrest recently inherited the home after learning she was Emma’s daughter, and she and her fiancé have hired the Domestic Partners to restore the family property to its original splendor. But ghostly sightings, injured crew, secret passageways, locked rooms, and sabotage beg the question: Is the place actually haunted? And perhaps more practically, was Fiona’s mother murdered?

Hustling to have work finished in time to shoot the finale on Halloween—the anniversary of Emma’s mysterious death—do Peter and JP have a ghost of a chance of also solving a cold case from a quarter of a century ago before someone else takes a fall?

This one kept me guessing! I have enjoyed the Domestic Partners in Crime series and was excited to get started with this third installment. Don’t worry if you are new to the series, this book would work great as a stand-alone. Peter and JP are working to remodel a new home that just happens to have a ghost or two in residence. I had a great time figuring out what was going on along with Peter and JP.

The story opens with a scene from the past where we witness the death of a woman at Woods Hall. Twenty-five years later, her daughter has inherited the house and wants to do a bit of remodeling. Peter and JP not only want to make the home beautiful while filming the next season of their reality television show but also want to find answers for Fiona, the young homeowner. The mystery took a few twists and turns that took me completely by surprise.

Once I started reading, I was so eager for answers that I switched to the audiobook since I tend to be able to get through those a bit faster. The author did a fantastic job of narrating this story. He has a very pleasant voice and a nice range of voices for the cast of characters. He brought the story to life by adding just the right amount of emotion to his reading. I think that he was the perfect narrator for this story.

I would recommend this book to others. I have enjoyed getting to know Peter and JP, their friends, and their two pups with big personalities. I can’t wait to read more of their adventures!

I received a review copy of this book from Kensington Publishing Corporation.

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