Review: Specifically for young readers who enjoy mystery and fantasy.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 4, 2014
Two Ghosts Haunt a Grove, an e-book by Janet McNulty is a mystery that younger readers who enjoy a fast moving romp through fantasy will find delightful.Mellow Summers is a school girl who works part-time in a candle store, has a boyfriend, Greg, a best friend, Jackie, with whom she lives. She also has another `tough but good-hearted' friend, Tiny, leader of a `biker' group and a slightly strained acquaintance with Detective Shorts, that has developed because of her repeated involvement with attempts to solve crimes. She also is a `person with whom ghosts easily converse'.While working in the candle store, a local resident approaches her because of her ghost-talking ability. He is the owner of a large piece of property that contains a long abandoned inn, both purportedly inhabited by a ghost who if seen results in death. The man has seen him and dies while speaking to Mel. Because of a very serious heart condition, his death is ruled as natural. Before dying, the man has told Mel he had been threatened, so her curiosity aroused, she begins to investigate. Her subsequent activity leads to dangerous situations for both Mel and her friends and acquaintances.The pace and mood of the story brings to mind a hint of `chick-lit' at a low level of sophistication quite in line with some of descriptions of various phases of the "Nancy Drew Mystery Series" so popular to young readers for many generations.  So to reiterate, the author has provided a tale that should be quite appealing to somewhat younger readers who enjoy a light trip through fantasy. Reviewed by John H. Manhold, award winning fiction/non-fiction author.