Something Buried, Something Blue, Wendy Corsi Staub
Something Buried, Something Blue, Wendy Corsi Staub
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Something Buried, Something Blue
A Lily Dale Mystery

Author: Wendy Corsi Staub

Narrator: Melanie Ewbank

Unabridged: 11 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/11/2016


Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Wendy Corsi Staub is back with the second in her critically acclaimed cozy mystery series.After agreeing to stay in Lily Dale through the winter as caretakers of the Valley View Guesthouse and its feline residents, widowed mom Bella Jordan and her son Max are looking forward to the peaceful off-season after a hectic summer. That is until the medium next door, Odelia Lauder, recruits Bella to host a destination wedding for the world’s most petulant bride, Johneen Maynard, a friend of Odelia’s granddaughter.Things take an even more stressful turn as the wedding day looms amidst an October blizzard, when suddenly the spirits start giving Odelia a major heads up that the bride might be fated for death. And when the prediction comes true just as the storm begins to break, Bella finds herself trapped in a house full of murder suspects.It’s a race to figure out who killed Johneen—and what clever murder weapon made it appear to be natural causes—before the killer catches on in Something Buried, Something Blue.

About Wendy Corsi Staub

Wendy Corsi Staub is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than seventy-five novels. Renowned for her tales of suspense, she has twice been nominated for the Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award and is the recipient of the prestigious Rita Award, as well as numerous other awards.

About Melanie Ewbank

Melanie Ewbank has performed in numerous film and regional theater productions. She also appeared on the Lifetime television series Strong Medicine.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Simon

I feel like a heel giving this two stars, but honestly, even that feels generous. This is "cozy mystery" carried to the Nth degree. Every single person in the book is a "character", and not only because of the spiritualism. The "mystery" is a dead giveaway from the very first chapter (I am not kiddi......more

Something Buried, Something Blue by Wendy Corsi Staub is the second in the Lily Dale paranormal cozy mystery series. Series Background:    (Warning – May contain spoilers from previous books) Lily Dale is a small town in New York, whose population predominantly consists of psychics.  The energy in the......more

Recently widowed Bella Jordan is staying on through the winter in Lily Dale, New York, as the caretaker of the Valley View guesthouse. Bella and her young son feel at home here in Lily Dale and hope things work out so they can stay and avoid having to move to Chicago with Bella's formidable mother-i......more

Goodreads review by Gail

I enjoyed this because of the setting and the presence of Spiritualism. The mystery is why the murder didn't happen sooner. I found it enjoyable way to spend a few quiet afternoons after reading a stream of intense thrillers. Not as good as Staub's other books but cute in its own way, if you are in......more


Quotes

“This cozy has a little bit of everything. The atmosphere is laced with humor [and] Staub conveys Bella’s frustrations well as she deals with an unusual series of circumstances.” RT Book Reviews (4 stars)

“A touch of the paranormal, a hint of romance, and a sweet and sympathetic protagonist will lure readers to enchanting Lily Dale again and again.” Publishers Weekly

“In this charming sequel to Nine Lives, Bella is doing her best to recover…make a new life for her son…Anyone who ­enjoys Nancy Atherton’s Aunt Dimity ­mysteries will be drawn to this cozy.” Library Journal

“A rousing success.” Kirkus Reviews