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Deadknots
A Paranormal Mystery Anthology

by C .J. Winters and Jennifer DiCamillo



      C.J. Winters and Jennifer DiCamillo have put together a fun (and sometimes very funny) paranormal mystery anthology called Deadknots. Within its covers, seven short stories and two novelettes carry the tales of a cast of other-worldly characters. There are plenty of charming ghosts, old houses, and cemeteries, as well as psychics, murders, banshees, and a smart-mouthed talking cat. Many of the stories have unexpected twists in the fashion of the 1980s television series, Tales from the Darkside. Those shows were some of my favorites, because I never knew what would happen at the end.

All of the stories in Deadknots are sure to please any cozy mystery reader who loves a dip into the paranormal. Deadknots also would be a good introductory book for readers who have never experienced paranormal mysteries before.

If you like this genre, you might want to track the authors down and check out their other work. C .J. Winters and Jennifer DiCamillo have both contributed widely to short story collections, including Cup of Comfort for Women in Love, Mysteries of the Ozarks, and Shadows in the Heart. This is C.J. Winters' eleventh book with Hard Shell Word Factory. She writes contemporary romance, historical romance, and, of course, time travel and paranormal romance. Some of her other books include Right Man, Wrong Time, Sleighride, Moon Night, A Star in the Earth, Mai's Ties, and the Autumn in Cranky Otter series. Jennifer DiCamillo is a motivational speaker who also writes poetry, short stories, and has two novels out (The Price of Peace, an historical romance, and Courting Disaster, a paranormal romance).

The Book

Hard Shell Word Factory
March 1, 2008
Paperback (reviewed an HTML ARC)
0759945381 / 978-0759945388
Mystery
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Excerpt
NOTE: Holiday read: One story takes place on Halloween

The Reviewer

Janie Franz
Reviewed 2008
NOTE: Reviewer Janie Franz is the author of Freelance Writing: It’s a Business, Stupid!and co-author of The Ultimate Wedding Reception Book and The Ultimate Wedding Ceremony Book.
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