Genre: Cozy
Mystery/Ghosts/Native American Spirituality
Description:
“Jerome, Arizona, is known as the most haunted town in the state. In
its history as an old west mining town, it endured explosions, cave-ins, fires,
and the usual consequences of rampant prostitution, gambling and gunfights. It
experienced enough mayhem to generate countless ghosts, which is exactly why
medium Sam Firecloud does not want to go there. When he and partner Lacey
Fitzpatrick get a call to eradicate a ghost from an old bordello, there’s more
at stake than simply freeing a tortured soul. Sam’s own soul could also be in
danger.”
Author:
“Melissa Bowersock is an eclectic, award-winning author who writes in
a variety of fiction and non-fiction genres: biography, contemporary, western,
action, romance, fantasy, paranormal and spiritual. She has been both
traditionally and independently published and is a regular contributor to the
superblog Indies Unlimited. She has a tattoo on the inside of her left wrist
that says IMAGINE. In her next life, she plans to be an astronaut. She lives in
a small community in northern Arizona with her husband and an Airedale terrier.
She also writes under the pen name Amber Flame.”
Learn more about Ms. Bowersock and her other books on her website or
on Facebook.
Appraisal:
I know I have said this before, but I believe this might be my newest
favorite story in A LACEY FITZPATRICK and SAM FIRECLOUD MYSYTERY SERIES. Not
only do we get to experience some of Jerome’s history and learn a bit about the
bordellos, we also get to meet some of its residents, past and present. You can
tell Ms. Bowersock had fun with some of the names. There are some humorous
scenes in the first half of the story as Sam and Lacey gather information.
However. Sam’s walks seem to take an extreme amount of stress on him.
What sets this story apart and above the previous additions to this
series is the serious note that Sam and Lacey’s trip takes when they stop at
the Navajo reservation on their way home. It’s this type of inclusion of Sam’s
and Lacey’s personal life that makes this series so great. The ghost stories
are interesting, sometimes horrific, and sometimes heartwarming. But it’s Sam
Firecloud, his kids, and Lacey Fitzpatrick who carry the series. I would love
to live next-door to them.
If you haven’t started reading this series you are missing out. I
highly recommend it for cozy mystery readers who may enjoy a little
otherworldliness in their stories as well.
FYI:
Bordello
Walk is book seventeen in Melissa Bowersock’s, A LACEY FITZPATRICK and SAM
FIRECLOUD MYSTERY SERIES.
Format/Typo
Issues:
Review is based on a pre-release beta copy and I cannot comment on the
completed product.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate
word count: 35-40,000 words
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