A New Lease on Death, Olivia Blacke (Review by Marisa Madrigal)

Rating: 3.0/5 Stars

Cordelia has died, but she continues to live on in her apartment. Ruby has recently moved to Boston and into Cordelia’s apartment. Little did she know that she would be roommates with a ghost. When the neighbor across the hall is murdered these two ladies decide to team up to figure out what happened.

This book was a cozy mystery. No graphic violence and murder scenes here if that is not for you. The cold, snowy mood of Boston makes this book perfect for winter with a warm cup of tea. I enjoyed the mood and opposite personalities of both characters. I loved the female friendship that blossomed.  The humor is a dash dry, sarcastic and dark (perfect for me!), but mostly charming. There’s an over-arching mystery that did not get solved in this book and I am interested in finding out that who-dunnit that I will be picking up the next one when the mood it right!