The Friday 56 #60 ~ Dying For The Past by TJ O’Connor

Posted: May 1, 2015 in Excerpt, Mystery, Supernatural, The Friday 56
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Welcome to The Friday 56 hosted by Freda’s Voice.

 

This is a really fun meme!

The only rules are to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader and find a sentence or a few (no spoilers) that grabs you and post it.

Then go over to Freda’s Voice and leave your link so we can visit your 56!

My 56 for this week is from

Dying For The Past

Gumshoe Ghost Mystery #2

by TJ O’Connor

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My 56

What bothered me the most was that despite all of my neat spirit-tricks and snappy detective skills, I had no idea what was going on.

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Synopsis

Dying is not for the faint of heart . . . . . . Neither is the murder of a mysterious philanthropist with ties to the Russian mob and 1939 gangsters.

At an A-list charity ball organized by his wife, Angela, former detective Oliver “Tuck” Tucker is doing his best to prove that ghosts know how to have a good time–until a man is murdered in cold blood on the dance floor.

Never one to let a mystery go unsolved, Tuck is on the case with help from Angela and his former police-detective partners. Together, they must be the first to read “the book”–deceased gangster Vincent Calabrese’s journal that names names and reveals the dirty secrets of several modern-day spies.

As Tuck learns the book’s secrets, he begins to unravel his own family’s wayward past, leading to the question–is being a ghost hereditary? Even while chasing a killer, the biggest challenge Tuck must conquer is how to be back amongst the living . . . but not one of them.

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I’m not going to be reviewing this until June but I don’t think I can wait much longer to start reading it.

A detective who’s a ghost. Sounds fun.

And while I was getting my 56 quote, I ran into plenty of characters and they have such fun names.

Looks like it’s going to be very good.

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Comments
  1. Though I rarely read ghost stories, this sounds like a book I’d enjoy. I hope you do too!
    My Friday post features MIDDLE-AGED CRAZY.

    • fuonlyknew says:

      I’m having fun with this one. I’ve read a couple with a similar premise so I knew I’d like it.

  2. Oh this sounds like such fun! I love ghost stories and I love cozies. Can’t wait to see your review.

  3. Freda Mans says:

    LOL A clueless detective. 🙂
    Happy weekend!

  4. Kathy Martin says:

    This does sound like a lot of fun. I hope you enjoy it. Happy reading!

  5. Breana M. says:

    The synopsis for this book is interesting. I don’t think I’ve ever read any books about a ghost detective before. Thanks for sharing.

  6. Ohh great pick I love cozy muder mystery books this one looks and sounds great and right up my ally it most difinately got me intrigued. Thanks for stopping by my blog! 🙂

    • fuonlyknew says:

      I know what you mean. So much going on and bound to have some interesting characters of all kinds:)

  7. yvonne473 says:

    This sounds good. I’m going to add it to my wishlist.

  8. Interesting cover and I can feel the speaker’s frustration in that snippet. I’m curious, and looking forward to your review.

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