This was a fun and interesting read! If you are looking for a good shiver - try this one! Perfect for fall or weekend reads!

Ezrah's plateau by Jacqueline Mahan.
One hundred thirty-nine years ago, Maggie Morton found herself at the opposing end of a campaign to have her humiliated, ostracized and eventually hanged for practicing witchcraft. She was buried in a shallow grave in the back of the local cemetery. Maggie's lonely spirit walks restless in the cemetery as she continues to search for someone to believe her story and expose the truth behind her death.
Angela Horne is coming back to Ezrah's Plateau for the first time in over a decade. The town is throwing a weekend long celebration for her great grandfather Caleb, who rid the town of evil back in 1870 and offered it a direction of hope and righteousness. During her stay, she discovers a dust covered diary, over a century old, in the attic of her grandmothers house. As Angela reads, she learns that Maggie was not a witch. She was a scapegoat. Whats worse, someone else knows she has that diary and wants it, and her, put away for good.
This was a very enjoyable read with some great characters. There were some characters I didn't like. I liked the ending too. 4*.

Some People Are Scarier Than Witches and Ghosts

Although the plot of Ezrah's Plateau is centered on a spooky cemetery where a witch is buried, it's really about the secrets, corruption, and injustice of men. It's sure to appeal to readers who admire heroic women.

Angela Horne has displayed inquisitiveness and inspiring strength of will since a young age. After high school, she left town and went to college. This ordinary rite of passage was viewed as an act of defiance against the town's peculiar church doctrine, The Path, and transformed her into a pariah, shunned by all but a few.

A confrontation is coming when she returns at her grandmother's request for the annual town festival which honors her ancestor for ridding the town of evil by hanging a witch. That act solidified the power held by the church in Ezrah's Plateau; power that is maintained at all costs.

There's paranormal activity coupled with conspiracy and crime, and a touch of romance. The book's scares are more from human violence and crime than from the spectral witch, so I wouldn't call it a horror story. That was a little disappointing to an avid horror fan like myself, but it's still a good mystery and a satisfying escape.

Ezrahs Plateau: Legends of the Cemetery Witch by Jacqueline Mahan was received direct from the publisher. I had never read this author before but the book premise sounded interesting. The book moved along at a quick enough pace BUT at times I found myself skimming due to lapses of action. Many people like this character development but personally I am a action vs words type of guy. I, as always, will not go into the plot, many others do that for you but I will say the book was written more for Young Adults than adults. If you like easy to read horror legend based murder/mysteries, give this one a read.

3.25 stars

I think it would be better marketed as a young adult book.. It did not really grab my interest and the writing style is just not for me.