The House That Vanity Built (A Misty Dawn Mystery)
Paranormal Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Publisher: Henery Press (May 12, 2020)
Hardcover: 242 pages

Synopsis

Misty Dawn, a former Hollywood psychic to the stars, knows the dark and sometimes glamorous streets of Los Angeles are full of secrets, broken promises, and dashed hopes.

When a young woman comes to her door because she’s lost her engagement ring and is afraid to tell her fiancé (the son of one of the world’s biggest cosmetics empires), Misty senses it’s no accident.

Together Misty Dawn and her psychic charge, Wilson Thorne, must not only sneak behind the walls of the Conroy Estate (aka The House That Vanity Built), but go beyond the veil where the luminaries have laid plans to seek revenge.

Murder, lust, and a quest for a fountain of youth are hidden inside a family’s secret, one that threatens to upend the young woman’s life, and quite possibly, Misty’s as well.

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Review

Misty Dawn isn’t what you might expect when you think of a psychic.  She is a matter of fact and doesn’t hold anything back when sharing what she learns or what she thinks about people, situations, or cases.  She gets around town with her shade, Winston, that has a flair for the dramatic and doesn’t seem to understand that he has some limitations as to what he can or should do as a shade.  Misty is always telling him he shouldn’t do certain things or that other spirit beings can be harmful to his progression if he ever wants to leave this world.

In this second in the series, Misty is helping Amy with what seems to be an innocent task – what happened to her engagement ring. While Misty can’t tell her exactly where it is, she knows it isn’t lost forever.  She never expects to receive a call a day or two later with the news that Amy’s fiance is dead.  His father doesn’t believe it was an accident and pushes the police to investigate.  Of course with Misty’s minor ties to the case, she inserts herself to help discover the true cause of Jared’s death.

The case is laid out for the reader with multiple suspects, misdirection, and shenanigans by some luminaries – namely Dr. Conroy’s deceased wife and mistress.  The story kept me engaged and just when I thought I might have solved the mystery, a new clue was introduced or my reasonings were proven incorrect.  I was quite surprised at the reveal and how the story ended.

Another great cozy with a paranormal twist.  We give this book 5 paws up.

About the Author

Nancy Cole Silverman’s realization that she and Edgar Allen Poe shared the same birthday sparked her lifelong interest in mystery fiction. After a very successful career in the radio industry, she turned to writing and her crime-focused novels and short stories have attracted readers throughout America. Her Carol Childs Mysteries series (Henery Press) features a single-mom whose “day job” as a reporter at a busy Los Angeles radio station often leads to long nights as a crime-solver. Silverman lives in Los Angeles with her husband and a thoroughly pampered standard poodle.

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