Review: A good, different story
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 5, 2012
This is the story of Rosemary Fernandes, a funny, quirky real estate agent,  who suddenly finds herself communicating with a ghost who is trapped in a house she is trying to sell. The ghost, Keith Laumer, was a successful real estate broker who suddenly disappeared without a trace leaving him stuck in the last place he visited. He latches onto Rosemary at the first sign that she acknowledges his presence and asks her to help him find who killed him.Suddenly Rosemary is thrown into Keith's world. A world of  the likes she never knew existed, where jealousy and greed were behind every action. The author, Mary Merell, does a great job of painting a very interesting picture to the reader of this sinister 'world' of real estate Rosemary just discovered.  The characters Rosemary encounters while doing her 'investigating' kept giving me the chills,  making the mystery behind the story hard for me to decipher. I was suspecting most of Keith's acquaintances and just when I thought I had it all figured out, someone would say something or a new piece of information was thrown in which kept me guessing even more.The characters were great. I especially enjoyed Keith. His humor and sarcasm were hilarious, but sometimes he showed some vulnerability and that really was great too. Rosemary was a pleasure to read. She was funny and insecure and completely prone to land herself in every kind of situations, be it by words or actions. I enjoyed her immensely.What I liked most about this book was that the author took a typical murder mystery and added humor and a ghost to bring it all together to make it a great read. I was intrigued throughout the book and laughing out loud, which was a wonderful surprise.