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by Yasmine Galenorn (Author) "MY NAME IS Emerald O' Brien and I never set out to be a detective, but when Susan Mitchell's ghost appeared in my bedroom and..." (more)
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MY NAME IS Emerald O' Brien and I never set out to be a detective, but when Susan Mitchell's ghost appeared in my bedroom and told me that she'd been murdered, my life took a U-turn and I've never looked back. Read the first page
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2.0 out of 5 stars It had so much promise!, Sep 19 2004
This review is from: Ghost Of A Chance (Mass Market Paperback)
The story: Emerald O'Brien, a divorced mother of two, opens a tea and china shop in the small town of Chiqetaw, WA. Emerald comes from a family with a long history of paranormal experience, and uses her tarot-reading skills in the tea shop.

On the night Susan Mitchell dies, Emerald is startled but not frightened to see Susan standing at the foot of her bed. The unhappy spirit writes Emerald a note: "I was murdered by my husband, but nobody knows. Help me."

I was disappointed in this book; I thought that Emerald's paranormal abilities and Susan's ghost might have been amusing plot twists if Emerald had then gone on to investigate the murder using more conventional detection methods. The woo-woo stuff takes over, however, and dominates the book. When Emerald's son Kip is possessed by a malevolent spirit, and Emerald and her daughter are threatened by the same entity, it turns into Poltergeist-in-print. Emerald spends about half the book trying to evict the nasty spook, who has nothing to do with the murder.

I don't want to be a spoiler, but the explanation for the wording of Susan's "help me" note is ridiculous.

There is already a second book out, "The Legend of the Jade Dragon", but I don't think I'll read it. I thought this would be just the kind of mystery I like, but I was disappointed!

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5.0 out of 5 stars My wife and I loved this book!, Mar 19 2004
This review is from: Ghost Of A Chance (Mass Market Paperback)
My wife brought this home and, after hearing her laugh her way through it and sit up half the night reading it, I decided I'd give it a try. Well, I couldn't put it down either. The characters are fun and very real, the plot was different--not the usual mystery, and the book felt modern, not stuck in the mud. I liked it a lot, and we'll be buying two copies of the next one so we don't have to fight over it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!, Mar 9 2004
By Aurora (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ghost Of A Chance (Mass Market Paperback)
This book has friendship, romance, spirits, magic, deception, betrayal and a sizzling love scene. All with a cup of tea! The story takes place in a cozy little town in the Northwest and had everything I need to keep reading. The story has so many twists and turns. Im excited to learn more about the characters and cant wait to read the next book in the series!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great story, love the characters...
This is a great first mystery--funny, great characters, spooky in all the right places, and with just enough sizzle to make it interesting. I'll be waiting for the next one!
Published on Feb 15 2004 by lucy_98

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
I was really looking forward to reading this mystery series, but unfortunately this first book fell way short of my expectations. Read more
Published on Feb 5 2004 by Sad Mystery Lover

1.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't Even Finish It!
I was really excited about this book, but was disappointed to find that I just couldn't get that interested in it! Read more
Published on Jan 31 2004 by M. D. Mulhern

4.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting Fun
Ghost of a Chance introduces reluctant witch-detective, Emerald O'Brien. Emerald's kids are precocious, her friends are strange, her ex-husband is a pain, and the ghosts are not... Read more
Published on Aug 30 2003 by borealis

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
Hey, folks! First off, I want to say that I really liked some of the parts of the book. (Like when the main character explained magic to her son, etc. Read more
Published on Aug 28 2003 by rantboi

5.0 out of 5 stars Murder She Wrote Meets Poltergeist!
Single mom Emerald O'Brien gets into the holiday spirit-literally! in this engaging debut mystery by the talented Ms. Galenorn. Read more
Published on Aug 19 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars and plenty of chances for ghosts....
Emerald O'Brien would be quite happy just running her tea shop, hanging out with her friends, and mothering her children Kip and Miranda, but no. Ain't gonna happen. Read more
Published on Aug 6 2003 by Carolyn Agosta

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully entertaining!
Ghost of a Chance is a great debut mystery! Emerald is a perfect leading lady, part Jessica Fletcher and part Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and the rest of the cast is well-drawn,... Read more
Published on Aug 5 2003 by nitescribe

5.0 out of 5 stars Waiting For More
Emerald O'Brien is not your average shop owner and Yasmine Galenorn is not your average story teller. Read more
Published on Aug 4 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars solid paranormal mystery
After her husband left her for a young bimbo, Emerald O'Brien and her two children left Seattle and moved to Chiqetaw where she opened up the Chintz 'n China Tea Room, a store... Read more
Published on Aug 3 2003 by Harriet Klausner

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