The Ghost of Marlow Houser
Haunting Danielle, Book 1

I Picked Up This Book Because: Facebook recommendation.

Media Type: Audiobook
Source: Hoopla via HC Public Library
Dates Read: 8/30/23 - 9/1/23
Stars: 3.5 Stars
Narrator(s): Romy Nordinger

The Characters:

Danielle:
Walt Marlow:
Lizzie, Ian, Sadie

The Story:

This was recommended to me by someone in a Facebook reading group and I was on the fence about it for most of the book. It took quite some time for me to warm up to these characters however I still don’t think I can say I loved them. The mystery was interesting, but it unraveled too easily while still being convoluted.

The Random Thoughts: ( )

I wanted to like this book. I am “The Ghost Story Junkie”. I love ghost stories but this one just didn’t do it for me. I believe that the author was going for an entirely different story than what she got in the end. The idea had promise but the theme that the author started with became lost somewhere in the mixed-up storyline that contained so many grammar and punctuation errors I lost count. I gave the book a reluctant 2.5 stars because I felt that most of the errors were probably not entirely, if at all, the author’s fault. Some copywrite editor should be ashamed of themselves to allow this to go to press like this. The story needed some “first aid” ...like some red herrings thrown into the plot and less of the early reveals that should have been left until later in the story before being shown to us. Some of the coincidences were simply unnecessary. It appeared to almost be an attempt to rack up word count. We also didn’t need a full run-down in every new chapter of everything that had previously happened. Another attempt for word count. The only thing that all of this did was make the book become very much less of a real ghost story and more of an off the wall romance...which really didn’t work well either. ( )

The Ghost of Marlow House (Haunting Danielle Book 1) by Bobbi Holmes

Danielle inherits Marlow house, expecting to turn it into a Bed and Breakfast. What she does not expect is the house to be haunted by the previous owner Walt Marlow. He would like her to solve the mystery surrounding his death.

A fast paced haunting tale, with likable characters and engaging plot. Told with a dash of humor, a dash of mystery and suspense. Danielle is very likable as well as her ghostly friend Walt. I highly recommend The Ghost of Marlow House to those who enjoy a fun paranormal mystery. ( )

The Ghost of Marlow House (Haunting Danielle Book 1) by Bobbi Holmes

Danielle inherits Marlow house, expecting to turn it into a Bed and Breakfast. What she does not expect is the house to be haunted by the previous owner Walt Marlow. He would like her to solve the mystery surrounding his death.

A fast paced haunting tale, with likable characters and engaging plot. Told with a dash of humor, a dash of mystery and suspense. Danielle is very likable as well as her ghostly friend Walt. I highly recommend The Ghost of Marlow House to those who enjoy a fun paranormal mystery. ( )

When Danielle Boatman inherits her aunt's house she has no idea that she is also inheriting the resident ghost. Walt Marlow has been dead for a very long time, but has never moved on. He tells Danielle that he might be able to move on if she can discover who murdered him. Danielle starts sleuthing so that she can fulfill her dream to turn Marlow House into a bed and breakfast.....sans ghost.

The Ghost of Marlow House is the first book in the Haunting Danielle series. The series has 20 books. I enjoyed this first book enough to keep reading. Cute, nicely paced, cozy mystery. I'm always up for a ghost story, even a humorous one. Walt wonders why other people are in his house....and Danielle wonders why she has to be burdened with a cranky ghost. Slowly she realizes that he has a reason to be a bit cranky -- someone murdered him and it's remained unsolved for nearly 100 years. That would make anybody a bit touchy.

Fun, entertaining story! On to book 2....The Ghost Who Loved Diamonds! ( )