Review: A ghostly class reunion on a hot August weekend
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 5, 2012
From Chapter One: "It was the fifth day in a row that I'd woken up alone in my bed in Matilda, my 30-foot motor home. Cooper Jackson, my sort-of boyfriend, hadn't shown up or even called for the last two days. Cooper was the main reason I was still hanging around Lottawatah, Oklahoma, population 1452 living souls and a couple of dozen in spirit-world transit. I'd met more than a few of those since I'd arrived in town."Meet Brianna Sullivan, a psychic who lives in her motor home. Cooper Jackson is a local cop. Before Brianna even has breakfast she's confronted by a ghost named Martha who, it will turn out, may be Cooper's ex-girl friend. She was murdered about 20 years ago, judging by the price of milk. (Martha is wearing a supermarket checkout uniform and announces that the week's milk special is 75 cents a quart.)It gets this funny, frothy novella off to a brisk start. Cooper shows up to invite Brianna to his high school reunion - football, barbeque and beer. And that's just for starters. Add 33 partygoers including the ghost, attempted murder, a suspect on the lam, revelation of some nasty secrets, and you get a boatload of surprises at a not-necessarily-typical high school reunion on a hot August weekend.A short, fun read when you need a pick-me-up.