A struggling British actress starts seeing ghosts who enlist her crime-solving help in a clever, comic paranormal mystery series.
In The Accidental Medium, British author Tracy Whitwell launches the first in a hilariously clever, paranormal cozy mystery series.
Readers will be rapt by the free-wheeling narrative voice of
Tania--aka Tanz--a struggling, 38-year-old, British actress waiting for her
next big breakthrough role. Neurotic and self-deprecating, Tanz is going
through a rough patch. She’s grieving the loss of an unrequited love--a
32-year-old male friend who died in a freak car accident--whose ghost keeps
appearing in her dreams. Tanz has also become a “borderline alcoholic,” indulging
in “buckets of Merlot,” and she’s “addicted to old-school horror films and
magazines about murders.” Such behaviors were only exacerbated when “the
complete bastard” she used to love moved out, leaving her to pay the rent on
her own.
When Tanz is forced to take an interim job booking tarot card
readings at a local, new age shop, the “Mystery Pot,” she fears she’s been
plunged into a world of “nutters.” But when more ghosts suddenly start
appearing, enlightening Tanz to make predictions about other peoples’ futures,
she reluctantly starts utilizing her suddenly acquired medium-clairvoyant
skills. Things take a dramatic turn when she’s visited by a murder victim who
enlists her help in identifying her killer and bringing the perpetrator to
justice.
The sharp-tongued, street-smart ingenuity of Whitwell’s (Love Button) lovable heroine--along with
tight plotting and a cast of off-beat characters--makes for a wildly fun,
bright as lightning start to a crafty new series.
The
Accidental Medium (The Accidental Medium, Book One) by Tracy Whitwell
MacMillan/Pan
Publishing, $18,99 paperback, 9781529087529, 304 pages
Publishing
Date: April 9, 2024
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NOTE: This review is a reprint and is
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