Death at the Door
(The Ruby and Cordelia Mysteries, 2)
by Olivia Blacke

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The odd couple of crime-solving returns in Olivia Blacke’s Death at the Door, where a ghost and her living roommate find another mystery on their doorstep.

Ruby Young is slowly adjusting to her new life in Boston. A big part of that is her unexpected roommate―the ghost of the woman who lived there before. For Cordelia Graves, she may no longer be breathing, but it’s still her apartment, and Ruby is the somewhat unwanted houseguest. They’re both happy they’ve managed to become friends, which is a miracle considering they struggle to communicate with each other. Cordelia even set Ruby up with her old job.

When Ruby discovers the body of a delivery guy at work, the new life she’s been building hangs in the balance. The last time Cordelia dragged Ruby into a murder investigation, it was almost two ghosts living in the apartment, not one. Determined to protect Ruby, Cordelia tries to shield her from the investigation, but Ruby has other ideas. It will take both of them working together to navigate the fine line between the dead and the living to bring a killer to light.

My Rating:

Favorite Quotes:

I wasn’t a fan of self-reflection because I rarely liked what I saw.

Don’t mind me. Claire’s on a diet, which means I’m on a diet. The most unhealthy thing in our apartment right now is oat cakes that are apparently flavored with toenail clippings and abandoned dreams.

She didn’t look like what I pictured when I thought of a drug kingpin. She was too young, for one thing. I didn’t know what I was expecting. An expensive suit. Tattoos. Lots of jewelry. A flashing neon sign above her head that declared her a Bad Boss Bitch.

I wouldn’t sell them the phone number to 911 if their headquarters was on fire.

My Review:

The disparate duo has done it again! Some murders require ghostly assistance to solve, and this unlikely pair is becoming more proficient at their side job. I am thoroughly enjoying the unique and entertaining premise, as well as the imaginative, insightful, and creative take on Cordelia’s abilities and functioning within her realm of the departed while navigating among the living or “breathers.”

The storylines are fresh, original, engaging, perceptive, intriguing, and highly amusing, as well as poignant. I rarely read paranormal tales, but I’m having a blast with this wryly witty series and adore Ms. Blacke’s word craft and clever humor. I will be extremely eager for future offerings to appear on her listings before magically finding their way to my Kindle.

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Olivia Blacke (she/her) is the Anthony Award-winning author of the Ruby and Cordelia Mysteries, as well as the cozy Record Shop Mysteries and the Brooklyn Murder Mysteries. She had her first ghost encounter when she was five, but wasn’t involved with an active crime scene until much later, when she accidentally stepped into a chalk outline on a Manhattan sidewalk. Armed with a Criminology degree, she channels her love of the supernatural and passion for writing into darkly humorous supernatural mysteries. She wants to be a unicorn when she grows up.