Quick read. This short story has shout-outs to Mystery on the Orient Express, and is a good example of a locked-room mystery. I thought it was pretty engaging. ( )

Review of eBook

Jaya Jones and Tamarind Ortega find themselves stranded in Denver by a snowstorm. Fortunately, they find rooms in a converted Victorian mansion, thanks to notorious author Simon Quinn. The guests soon learn that Tanglewood Inn has a checkered past: an unsolved 1930s murder supposedly committed by a ghost in the library.

It isn’t long before one of the guests dies in that same library. And what does a copy of Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express” have to do with the murder?

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This short story does not require readers to have read the books in the Jaya Jones series. Readers familiar with the series will instantly recognize Jaya and Tamarind; they and the other characters are both interesting and believable.

The “spooky” setting for the telling of the tale is exactly what readers would expect in a ghost story; atmospheric and cleverly plotted, readers will find much to appreciate here.

Highly recommended.

The eBook includes a chapter from the author’s “Under Lock and Skeleton Key,” the first book in her Secret Staircase mystery series. ( )

Charming whodunnit mystery with the always wonderful Jaya Jones and her bestie Tamarind Ortega. Perhaps not the most imagine tale, and with few characters was it not hard to suspect who was behind it, especially since two of the characters, Jaya and Tamarind, was out of the question.

Now I want the next book in the series...;) ( )

amateur-sleuth, women-sleuths, suspense, murder -----

What twisty fun! I adore the Jaya Jones mysteries, and this is no exception. It's short, so the publisher's blurb will have to do, but be assured that it has all the suspense, twists, and red herrings you want! ( )