Deceased and Desist
by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
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Pub Date May 18 2021 | Archive Date May 04 2021
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Description
To most people, I’m a middle-aged divorced mother managing the Castleberry Historical Society.
What they don’t know is that my side job is helping ghosts solve the mysteries of their demise.
Trust me, it’s not easy, especially when the ghosts don’t like to cooperate or are just plain jerks.
When the town’s biggest high school bully of all time decides to come back and haunt Castleberry High, it’s my job to stop him. The problem is, this job is bringing up a whole lot of personal baggage and bad memories... because that bully bullied me.
The good news is, the town detective knows my secret and wants to protect me. The bad news is, the town detective knows my secret and wants to protect me.
My goal is to send this ghost back to where he came from. But he’s pushing hard for me to solve his murder. Only, I don’t believe his death was intentional, and I’m struggling to help a spirit that tortured me for two years straight.
Worse yet, school’s not even over, so now I’m pulling double duty as a school volunteer and hunting a killer. One who just might have me at the top of their kill list.
If you like Southern paranormal cozy mysteries, you’ll love this stand-alone cozy mystery!
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Featured Reviews
Reviewer 562763
When a former local high school bully Hank Manning is found dead and his death ruled an accident everyone is happy that he got what he deserved. When his ghost appears to Chantilly in their old high school and claims that he was murdered it's up to her to figure out if it was really a murder or an accident. Does she want to help a guy who tortured everyone back in high school? He seems remorseful, but is he really?
Meanwhile Austin seems to have a new girlfriend who might be involved in Hank's death. Does she really like Austin or is she using him to cover up the crime?
Valerie J, Reviewer
I enjoyed this book. I liked the characters, they're well developed. It has some pretty good twists to it. I like that she can see ghosts and that she helps them. #DeceasedandDesist #NetGalley
Heather D, Reviewer
Welcome to the wonderful world of cozy mysteries. Carolyn Ridder Aspenson knows how to set a scene, create a character, make you feel like you’re right there next to them solving crime. Settle in for the day or night and read this fantastic page turner.
Stacey B, Reviewer
I adore this series from Carolyn Ridder Aspenson.
Chantilly Adair, who can see and speak to ghosts, manages the Castleberry Historical Society and is working on a display about the local high school. It’s there that Hank Manning, the bully that she and almost everyone else had to deal with in school, shows up and asks Chantilly to figure out who murdered him. Jack, Chantilly’s boyfriend and local LE, tells her that his death wasn’t murder but neither Hank or Chantilly believes that is true. So Chantilly starts her own investigation to try to figure out who it was that pushed Hank from a tree stand. How do you find a murderer when almost everyone is happy he is dead? Chantilly does with help from Hank and a few other school spirits.
The regulars, Del, Thelma, Olivia and Austin from the previous books are here too. Love Thelma. She’s a hoot.
This series is definitely in my top 3. It’s fun and light read. Absolutely perfect fun. I can’t recommend this book enough.
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