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Three Reasons You Should Read This Paranormal Cozy Mystery:
- Prediction: Murder: The Fool by Vickie Carroll is a cute cozy mystery featuring a family of witches and a dog that seems to know more than he should.
- This mystery isn’t overly paranormal – with a bit of tarot cards and some spirits that seems to linger – but that may be changing after this one.
- Einstein is an adorable little dog and often steals the show from our group of sleuthing witches.
About Prediction: Murder: The Fool by Vickie Carroll
Title: Prediction: Murder: The Fool
Author: Vickie Carroll
Series: Prediction: Murder #2
Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery
After returning to her hometown, inheriting her late cousin’s estate, and solving a mystery, Harper Kagel was ready for some rest and relaxation. When some friends from her Cold Case Club make plans to head to a nearby bed and breakfast, Harper looks forward to a few days in the lap of luxury.
The secret crime solving society no sooner leaves the Steepwick town limits when there’s a development in an age-old cold case. Their excitement over the possibility of solving this mystery pales in comparison to something else–a murder in their backyard.
Promises of days lounging by the pool give way to sleuthing as the intrepid group takes on the challenge of finding a killer. Once she returns home, Harper has the added pressure of sensing the presence of her ancestors in her newly inherited home.
But what are the ancestors trying to tell her? And will it cause a rift with the newly regenerated relationship she has with her ex?
My review of Prediction: Murder: The Fool:
Harper, Einstien, and the rest of the Cold Case Club find themselves on the trail of another criminal. And this is a very complicated case with lots of off links. I honestly couldn’t follow how they figured it out. It was just too convoluted and intermingled with a different case they had been working on.
While the mystery didn’t seem to flow for me, the last part of the book really focuses on Harper and her relationship with her past and her family. I loved this part and wished there was more of a focus on Harper and her character growth. I enjoy the other ladies in the Cold Case Club, but they tend just to run together, and I can’t keep them apart.
Much of this book takes place at a beautiful bed and breakfast on a cliffside with a gorgeous view, but I never really got to see a lot of it. After it was described once, it seemed like it was forgotten until parts of the location were important to the investigation. I wanted to feel the warm sun while they were talking at the pool and shudder as they looked over the edge of the cliff, but I never really felt any of that.
**I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book**
