March MysterKIT: Paranormal Mysteries

Paranormal mysteries tend to get a rep for being romancy, but not all of them are. Some have ghosts, some have demons, some have witches. Some are barely paranormal like the Mary Stewart books.

Hope you find something to like!

Here are a couple of tagmashes with lots of choices listed:
https://www.librarything.com/tag/cozy+mystery,+paranormal
https://www.librarything.com/tag/mystery,+paranormal

I won't know if either of them fit till I actually read them, but I'm looking at An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris and Watching the Ghosts by Kate Ellis

Looks like The rook on my TBR would fit...

>3 MissWatson: Indeed it will.

>2 Robertgreaves: Given the authors, I'd suspect a definite yes.

I'm planning on Ghost of Lies which is listed as a cozy paranormal mystery.

I love the Aunt Dimity novels and I managed to score a whole hardback collection at a book sale last October. I also have some Magical Cat novels that would work for this one. Thanks for lovely book covers.

>1 majkia: I didn't think I had anything supernatural but thanks to the tagmash I found Wicked business by Janet Evanovich in my collection.

A few on my tbr:

- Red Lily / Nora Roberts
- The Other People / C. J. Tudor
- Wisteria Witches / Angela Pepper

This is not a category that I read alot from so I am grateful for the suggestion links. I am off to see if I have any of them on my shelves :)

I think I'll be choosing from one of the Supernatural tv show tie-in novels for this theme.

I have started Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch, which I have wanted to read for a long time.

I read Casting Spells which was about a small tourist town that seemed picture perfect but the people who lived there were all mythical creatures, such as vampires, werewolves, and faeries. It was a fun book to read and quite humorous in parts. I am not sure whether I will read the others in the series though.

I thought I'd have to skip this month since I couldn't find anything even with Majkia's helpful tagmash links. Then I remembered a book a friend gave me a couple years ago that I never entered in LT because I wasn't sure I'd read it, First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones. Mystery tag? Check. Paranormal tag? Check!

I read Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich. I know some regard this as a fun story, but it's not for me.

In memory of Christopher Fowler who died this week, I'm going to read Full Dark House in the Bryant and May series, which fits this category.

ETA: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/mar/03/bryant-may-novelist-christopher-fo...

>15 VivienneR: Oh... Sorry to hear that.

I'm going to pick Children of the Night by Mercedes Lackey. When I added it to LT just now, I was absolutely shocked at the publication date (1990). The book opens with the main character working at a New Age bookstore near 42nd Street; my, how times have changed!

>15 VivienneR: I've often seen the Bryant and May books in the shops but never picked them up. The author and the series look more interesting than I thought. Maybe I will give the first one a try later on this month

>18 Robertgreaves: I've read some of Fowler's books in the past but not for some time so I've kind of forgotten them. The article about his death got me interested too. I'll be on the lookout for one of his memoirs.

>18 Robertgreaves: I really enjoy the Bryant and May books. Lots of humor in them.

>20 majkia: I'm not far into Full Dark House and have already had a couple of laugh-out-loud moments!

Ravenfall by Kalyn Josephson
First one for me this month. I enjoyed it and mam looking forward to reading the next in the series.

COMPLETED Watching The Ghosts by Kate Ellis, which has some spooky goings-on

I read Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler.

I have finally finished Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch.

Finished Children of the Night by Mercedes Lackey.

April thread is up: https://www.librarything.com/topic/349381

#11 in the series, Midnight by Derek Landy involves a hunt for a villain's missing son.

I read The Sun Down Motel, which fits perfectly with paranormal mysteries, and is a great read too. Highly recommended!

COMPLETED Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch, one of the Rivers of London series

There is less than a week left in the month! I'm not sure I'll get to this one before then, but if not, it will be early in April instead.

I read The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton, which is a classic country house mystery with a paranormal twist that involves body-hopping and a time loop. It's a clever experiment that largely works, though I didn't 100% love it.

Just finished Outsider by Stephen King.
Newest one featuring Holly Gibney is due out in September.

Couldn't finish my March mystery, First Grave on the Right. Got halfway through but my mind kept wandering. Not sure if it was the wrong time or just not my cup of tea.

I read Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton for this challenge.

I read Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch, book 5 in the Rivers of London seires. i've really been enjoying thsi series, I feel like each book gets a little better.

Yes, there is a little bit of paranormal in this one.

The Other People / C.J. Tudor
4 stars

Gabe is driving home to his wife and daughter when, in the truck just ahead with offensive bumper stickers in the window, the driver driving badly, up pops the head of a little blonde girl in the back – Gabe’s daughter Izzy! How is that possible? Gabe chases for a few minutes, but the truck gets away and when Gabe calls home, a police officer picks up.

Three years later, and Gabe hasn’t stopped looking for Izzy, though the police are convinced Izzy is dead. Katie is a waitress where Gabe often comes in, so they recognize each other, and Katie has held onto a missing flyer passed on to her by Gabe. Fran and little girl Alice are running from something. All three storylines do gradually come together with, of course, a few twists and turns along the way.

I really liked this. The beginning pulled me in right away and I wanted to know what happened. Gabe himself has some secrets we learn about along the way, as well. A really enjoyable book (for me) in what is my current favourite genre.