The character of Helena Henry is absolutely hilarious and I loved how she wasnâ€™t constantly in Maryseâ€™s face. Show More harlequin suspense and a telling of living in Louisiana. I recommend this book and will be purchasing book 2 in the series in the near future. I commend the author in her delivery of the clues and resolutions. However, underneath all the humour and sex, (yes, I did say sex) is a well thought out plot which I found to be convincing. Itâ€™s not fast paced, as such, but the interaction of the characters draws the reader through each chapter just because you need to know whatâ€™s going to happen next. Nothing much really, but Helena claims sheâ€™s not going anywhere until she also solves a murder case â€“ Helenaâ€™s murder! Maryse has so much on her plate already, like trying to serve her allusive husband with divorce papers, trying to avoid a sexy man who makes her think thoughts no decent woman should be thinking, and staying alive long enough to claim her inheritance. The combination of these two characters is really entertaining. Helena climbs out of the coffin at the funeral and Maryse is the only person who can see her because sheâ€™s a ghost. This is cause for celebration because the old biddy is a real pain in the backside but before she can celebrate Maryse finds she hasnâ€™t seen the last of her horrid mother-in-law yet. Overall, this was a swing and a miss for me.Maryseâ€™s mother-in-law, Helena, is dead. And Luc was a cardboard cutout of a romance hero. Maybe she gets better in later books but I’m in no hurry to find out. I think the problem was that I found Maryse tiresome. The premise was good, I liked some of the characters, I loved the wackiness. I thought this book would be perfect for me but I actually forgot I read this. Maryse, Helena, and friends have to find the killer before the killer finds Maryse. Just when Maryse thinks things can’t get any worse, someone tries to murder her. Then sexy zoologist Luc Lejeune shows up at her office saying the state has assigned him to her station. When Helena drops dead, Maryse thinks one of her problems is solved, until Helena’s ghost appears and tells Maryse she has to help her find the murderer. The marriage ended quickly, with Hank running off before Maryse could divorce him, leaving her stuck with his debts and his awful mother Helena. Then she made the mistake of marrying rich, bad boy Hank Henry. She lost her parents at a young age, which made her an oddity and a subject of pity in the small town of Mudbug.

I quickly got tired of waiting for my library to purchase a copy, so I picked up Trouble in Mudbug, the first in the Ghost-in-Law series by Jana Deleon, in hopes that it would tide me over.īotanist Maryse Robicheaux spends her days in the bayou hunting down plants and trying to avoid other humans. A few weeks ago, I got a notice from amazon that the latest book has come out. I love the Miss Fortune series by Jana Deleon.

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