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Episode 13

Ghost Hunters and Flower Power Author: Craig DiLouie Fade to Black is a popular ghost hunter show that is starting to lose its ratings and uniqueness. They need something big to revitalize the show and ensure a second season. Enter the Paranormal Research Foundation, a derelict old mansion slotted to be torn down that was the center of unethical paranormal research in the 1970s. The TV crew is led by a husband-and-wife team: Matt and Claire Kirklin. Matt has always been fascinated and optimistic about the paranormal, having had a run-in with a friendly ghost as a child. Claire, however, is [...]

Frances Carden2024-03-16T11:50:30-07:00March 16th, 2024|Tags: book review, ghost, horror, read, reading, reality TV|

Pushing Up Daisies

Agatha's Sloppiest Adventure To Date Author: M.C. Beaton Lord Bellington, an unpopular local lord looking to sell off village allotments for profit, is dead and only Agatha Raisin is suspicious. When the police start to focus on the sole heir, however, he gives in and hires Agatha to solve his father’s death. But who could it be? It seemed that everyone had a reason to hate the late Lord, from his insipid children to the local villagers to his on-again-off-again mistress. Meanwhile, a new man moves into view. Gerald is an ex-police detective looking for the comfort of village life and [...]

Frances Carden2024-03-10T19:51:44-07:00March 10th, 2024|Tags: Agatha Raisin, book review, cozy mystery, MC Beaton, mystery, read, reading|

Fortune Teller’s Prophecy, The

From Chaos to Calling Author: Lally Pia As a child, a Sri Lankan priest foretold that Lally would be “a doctor of doctors.” The prophecy was a troublesome one, half burden and half embarrassment. Add to this the stress of being the oldest child, the one with the dubious honor of being the first to set an example, to make something of herself, to follow the rules of culture and the rules for a woman. From the beginning of The Fortune Teller’s Prophecy, Lally’s path hardly seemed star studded. If anything, her destiny appeared to be one of frustration and bad [...]

Frances Carden2024-03-11T08:33:19-07:00March 10th, 2024|Tags: book review, calling, doctor, memoir, nonfiction, read, reading, reviews|