Review: Feisty Ghost and a Murder Mystery Make for a Fun Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 25, 2013
"Trick or Treat or Murder" is a quick but fun read, especially enjoyable around Halloween. Mellow Summers, her boyfriend, Greg, and her best friend, Jackie are planning to attend a Halloween bash thrown by the wealthy Mrs. Hamilton, who invites the town to her mansion every year to celebrate. They are joined by a ghost named Rachel who haunts Mel's apartment, and who on Halloween becomes solid enough to take a form that people can see (and also solid enough to get drunk).When the group arrives, they find out it's a murder mystery party--but a real murder brings the cops and keeps all of the guests trapped in the house together for questioning. Mel, our girl sleuth, of course starts poking around to solve the mystery herself.Though I haven't read any other books in this series, the main characters quickly drew me in and kept my attention, as did the plot twists in the story itself. Mel is smart and determined (in the tradition of Nancy Drew, as other reviewers have noted), and Rachel brings a lot of humor and zest to the book. I would recommend this to readers who enjoy mysteries, especially clean mysteries that rely on plot rather than explicit murder, etc. While younger readers who are drawn to series like Nancy Drew will enjoy it, it is also a good read for adults.