Fast paced, easy read that keeps you guessing until the last chapter. ( )

In this one, M.J. and Gilley have a new partner, Dr. Delicious Steven - of course, with his accent and the way he looks, it's no wonder that M.J. gets a little distracted! LOL But a friend of hers comes to her about a school that her niece goes to and needs some help with a hatchet wielding ghost. Of course, M.J. can't say no to a ghost bust or to the money involved. So as they prepare for the hunt, they realize that it might not be as easy as they think. Gilley gets attacked and so does M.J. But what they uncover really is twisted and it comes right down to a big cover up!

Victoria Laurie's characters evolved a little more in this book. We see how Steven handles the situation and his affection for M.J., but realizes that he has to give her the space that she needs in order to do her job. Not only is M.J. a psychic medium and the one you want around when you have a ghost, but she is also a good version of Sherlock Holmes when it comes right down to this case.

The plot in this book was far more intricate and there were a lot of twists and turns, but all of which were brought together quite nicely at the end. I'm really looking forward to more adventures with M.J., Gilley, and Dr. Delicious. Let's see if in the next book, Steven really learns all there is to know about ghost-busting! ( )

I enjoyed this book even more than the first one. It was more intense. I couldn't put the book down until I finished it! I also found out that you don't need to read the books in order or even read the other books to understand what is going on. The author very kindly brings you up-to-date on the series at the beginning of each book! If you learn one thing from this second book in the series, its that ghostbusting is not an easy job. You also learn that our heroine is one tough cookie! ( )

I love this series! It's a quick, fun read with just the right amount of laughs and creeps (especially if you're reading it with a storm raging outside in the middle of the night, the way I did!). It also doesn't hurt that M.J. and I are from the same small town in South Georgia! And really, who couldn't fall in love with the book's obvious main character and hero, Doc? ;) ( )

Opening Sentence: "...'He's late,' snapped Gilley, my business partner and best friend, as he stared gloomily out of the window..."

I am really enjoying this series. MJ is a ghost buster - she assists ghosts to going over to where ever it is the ghosts should be. Some peacefully follow the light up. Other, more nasty ones, need to be forced down their portal and the portal blocked to prevent their return. Hatchet Jack is one such nasty critter, he is terrorizing the exclusive Northelm Boarding School on Lake Placid. However, the headmaster is thwarting MJ's attempt to rid this ghost because he can't risk the bad publicity. Renovations are starting at the school in one week - so that is the timeframe that MJ, Gilley and Dr Delicious have to find Hatchet Jacks portal and get him back in it.

There are a few layers to this quick and easy book - there is action as the gang knocks heads with the evil ghost, then there is pathos with the three young boy ghosts, victims of Jack, that are lost and don't know how to 'go home', there is the mystery as MJ tracks down who Jack is and why he is there, and, in the back ground is romance.

My favourite character? Doc, the African Grey Parrot - people who read the book may think this bird is over the top and its talent exaggerated. Trust me, as someone who spent many years with an African Grey called Charlie - this birds antics are very, very believable. ( )