Murder by Death

This is one of those go-to series for me, the ones I can always count on for a good story and good writing.  

Mel is suckered into taking on the reconstruction of an old Scottish monastery by visions of green technology integration and a big fat check at an opportune time.  Everyone else wants her on the job because not only is she competent but she can see and communicate with the ghosts haunting the project.

I enjoyed the story a lot and if it suffers at all it is only by comparison to some of the earlier books; I thought those plots, which directly involved the ghosts and their presence, more eerie and tense than this one, in which the ghosts were only tangentially involved (although frequently present).  But Mel is always fun to read about and I like Graham and the rest of the characters.  Ms. Blackwell has a way of introducing new characters that you like enough you wish they'd stick around, even though you know they won't.

My only real complaint:  Overly repetitious need to tell the reader how dim Mel's dog is.  The dog is dumb as dirt: got it the first time.

If you like cozies and ghosts but don't like having to sleep with the lights on, this one (and this series) is definitely worth trying. 

[PopSugar 2015 Challenge: A mystery or thriller]