I enjoyed reading this book although it will not make my list of greatest reads. I plan to pass on my copy to a friend. I am waiting to get a copy of the next in this series through bookmooch.com so maybe I liked it better than my three stars after all. What I was really disappointed in was the thin description of the setting including especially Cave Creek, Arizona. I would have appreciated more authentic details that way. Also when the heroine returns to her hometown it would have been worthwhile for the author to set this scene: an old desert town now part of the suburbs of Phoenix---vast changes just like the heroine.

The plot does depend on the ghost of the main character's late exhusband and the ghost of her dead cat from childhood. I am wondering if this will get too far-fetched for me to enjoy the rest of the books in the series.

I did like the main character's struggles with the memories of her childhood and her relationships with her foster sisters. That showed some complicated and genuine emotions.

The cover art was really off. Never does the main character wear chaps and the bar depicted should have been where she lives which has two stories, a parking lot and located in Cave Creek, Arizona which is not in the middle of nowhere! ( )

Educated by Damn Fools Guide to..., successful childhood kidnapping victim and part-time medical billing aide Mary Jane Sheepshanks, known as Mojo, has a lot of luck with the slots, and not so much with relationships. But when she wakes up to find her dead ex-husband in bed with her, well that's a bit much. It seems Nick has come back from the beginning of beyond to make amends for his cheating ways -- he has to if he wants to get farther into beyond than the beginning. When Nick is joined by her dead cat Chester, a death threat arrives via cell phone, an estranged uncle and her murderous half-brother Geoff make a surprise appearance, well, let's just say Mojo's life is getting a bit complicated.T

This is one of Miller's best in quite a while -- the plot strains all credulity, but the dialogue made me chuckle, and except for the slight nervous breakdown and a couple of screaming fits, Mojo is a likable character. The sequel Deadly Deceptions is due out in March 2008, and I think I'll be buying. ( )

The book starts off with a smart-mouthed sarcastic conversation between our heroine and her dead ex-husband. She's a medical biller and lives above a bar. Her aunt/mother figure is in a nursing home in ill health. While visiting her aunt, she runs into an uncle she hasn't been in touch with since being kidnapped from her parents' murder scene. After many scary events, our heroine is able to discover the truth about her parents' deaths. Improbable plot but the main character's humor reminds me of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum. A good light read. ( )

Great start to a new series! Think "Ghost Whisperer" or "Medium", but on a much lighter & humorous scale.
If you like quirky characters like Stephanie Plum, then you'll love Mojo Sheepshanks & her escapades.
Can't wait for the next installment! ( )