The Last Curtain Call

Zusatztext “Juliet Blackwell sits firmly on my list of must-read authors...[Her] writing is like that of a master painter! placing a perfect splash of detail! drama! and whimsy in all the right places.” —Victoria Laurie!  New York Times  bestselling author! on the Haunted Home Renovation series   “A winning combination of cozy mystery! architectural history! and DIY with a ghost story thrown in.” — The Mystery Reader ! on the Haunted Home Renovation series   “Cleverly plotted with a terrific sense of the history of the greater Bay Area! Blackwell’s series has plenty of ghosts and supernatural happenings to keep readers entertained and off-balance.” — Library Journal ! on the Haunted Home Renovation series   “This series is exceptional.” — Kings River Life Magazine! on the Haunted Home Renovation series   “One of the most exciting! smart! and funny heroines currently in any book series.” — Fresh Fiction ! on the Haunted Home Renovation series   “Fans will want to see a lot more of the endearing Mel.” — Publishers Weekly ! on the Haunted Home Renovation series Informationen zum Autor Juliet Blackwell is the pseudonym for the New York Times bestselling author who writes the Witchcraft Mystery series and the Haunted Home Renovation series.Together with her sister, Juliet wrote the Art Lover's Mystery series. The first in that series, Feint of Art , was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel. She is also the author of the novels The Vineyards of Champagne and The Lost Carousel of Provence . Klappentext A new ghoulish mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of A Ghostly Light featuring Mel Turner, a ghost-whispering contractor. Mel Turner can't resist the chance to bring the Crockett Theatre, a decrepit San Francisco Art Deco movie palace, back to life. But there's a catch for Turner Construction: Several artists are currently squatting in the building, and they aren't the only ones haunting the once-grand halls of the historic theater.… When one of the squatters is found dead, the police department has a long list of suspects to investigate. Meanwhile, Mel and her fiancé, Landon, are remodeling an old house for themselves, and Mel finds being on the other side of a home renovation project more challenging than she expected. When Mel discovers that the former owner of the Crockett Theatre died under mysterious circumstances, and that there just might be a connection to the ghost haunting her own attic, the case takes a new turn-one that could bring down the curtain for the last time. Leseprobe Chapter One   It has been my experience that when homeowners take the time and trouble to permanently seal off a room, they usually have a Very Good Reason. And typically, that means something about that room is Very Not Good.   So when my foreman, Mateo, announced that the attic of my new house had a sealed-off closet with a window, I found it hard to keep the tone of my voice casual.   "Sealed off?"   "Yeah," said Mateo. "The original blueprints indicate a good-sized closet with a little window under the eave. You can see the outline of the window from the outside if you look closely, but the whole thing seems to have been closed up at some point."   I reminded myself not to jump to conclusions. This was a marvelous old house. Dating from 1911, it featured the master woodworking and built-ins that typified the Arts and Crafts movement, combined with the original architect's artistic flair of Moroccan arches and intricately paned windows. The first time I walked in the door, I experienced a rush of dŽjˆ vu that was highly unsettling, but later, I came to understand it had been sparked by a psychic and emotional connection with my late mother and her memories of ...

Product details

• Authors: Juliet Blackwell
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780593097939
• ISBN: 978-0-593-09793-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 105 mm x 171 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Haunted Home Renovation
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense