Spirit Wind
Tempe Crabtree Mystery Series #18
Marilyn Meredith
Marilyn Meredith, March 2019
ISBN 978-1092112086
Trade Paperback
From the author—
A call from a ghost hunter changes Deputy Tempe Crabtree’s vacation plans. Instead of going to the coast, she and her husband are headed to Tehachapi to investigate a haunted house and are confronted by voices on the wind, a murder, and someone out to get them.
Marilyn Meredith has been writing the Tempe Crabtree series for a long time and this one is every bit as good as those that preceded it and just as fresh. Tempe herself is an appealing police officer but the Native American elements add a special touch, not to mention Tempe’s ability to communicate with ghosts. Not only do we get an entertaining police procedural, we also actually have the chance to learn something about tribal life and customs in today’s world.
This time, a haunted house adds to the allure and spirits play an integral part in the search for a murderer as well as the truth about what happened to a woman who walked out of an earthquake-damaged prison into oblivion. Tempe and her husband, Hutch, intend to help the local police without stepping on toes but soon become potential victims themselves; perhaps the biggest puzzle is figuring out why a spirit is in the house and what it really wants.
Spiritual beliefs often play a part in Tempe’s investigations but they’re particularly important in Spirit Wind and blending them with modern police work, always tempered with the culture of the surrounding area and people, makes for an especially intriguing case and, once again, I was drawn in to a story that’s compelling in many ways. The next Tempe Crabtree mystery can’t come soon enough for me 😉
Reviewed by Lelia Taylor, December 2019.
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I love a good mystery book and this one sounds like a great one.
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Not my typical read, but it seems interesting
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What a wonderful surprise! Thank you! Going now to promote!
Marilyn
Marilyn Meredith aka F.M. Meredith
Latest books:
Spirit Wind, a Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery
Bones in the Attic, a Rocky Bluff P.D. mystery
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Your review caught my interest. Thanks for this intriguing mystery.
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The story and setting interest me very much. Thanks.
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I love stories about the supernatural and ghost hunters. Thanks for steering me to this series!
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I do hope some of you will try out the series!
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I have not previously heard of this author. Upon reading this review and checking out the bibliography on Goodreads, I’m excited to get the chance to win this book! Thank you for the chance!
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