This was a fun and sometimes silly murder mystery. We have Sam Turner, real estate agent and awesome single mom with some old relationship issues. And then we have everyone else. She is the story teller so it is all about her. But she isn't an "its all about me" kind of character. She is actually all about others, sometimes to her detriment. In the end that is what saves her, her caring and compassion that everyone thinks makes her weak is what makes her successful.
I found this to be a quick and easy read (when I found time to actually read). Sam is relatable. I might not be a single mom but I could feel her struggle. She may have been dealt a bad hand but she raised a wonderful son and seems to genuinely care about others. Even though she should be cut throat to sell sell sell she just can't. She can't in good conscience do something that she knows is wrong, especially if it could harm someone.
It is a wonderful story about the insanity of selling a derelict home with many hidden secrets. Of course when prospective buyers start dying, things go a little sideways for poor Sam. She finds her self in absolutely insane situations, I mean who else gets locked in an office while trespassing and has to jump out of a window. We are led to believe something supernatural is happening but that isn't really the case. The evil in the world isn't of another dimension...it is 100% human. Human(s) who will murder, threaten, harm, solely for their own benefit. But Sam is smart, she does dumb things like run off Bernie, but she is smart. She starts to figure it out. Once that happens the book is really hard to put down.
I received this book for free from Random House and Chatterbox for free to read and give my honest review.
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I love that her kindness to the "bum" is what saves her. All of her business prospects fall apart and then like a knight in shining armor her least prospective person turns out to be the only option. He inherited money. He is an old friend of the deceased owner. He wants to buy this horribly decrepit property and make it his own. Had she not befriended him by being a wonderful person, he may not have gone to her the way he did. She was inspirational to so many. Including but not limited to Max her son and Merritt who was scared to to the right thing for fear of being unjustly punished. Her bug heart and goofy attitude makes this such a fun story.
The ending seemed a tad rushed BUT I am assuming Merritt now has the money or at least a reward to help her and Lily get on their feet. Curly gets his old friends property and will do right by it. Max gets to sort of have a relationship with his estranged father. And Sam gets Bernie, or Bernie gets Sam. As much as she tried to push him away because of her flighty sister she still got the guy, along with the sale, her own home, and a seemingly happy ending.
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