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    A Ghostly Undertaking
    A Ghostly Undertaking
    A Ghostly Undertaking
    Audiobook5 hours

    A Ghostly Undertaking

    Written by Tonya Kappes

    Narrated by Tiffany Morgan

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    About this audiobook

    A funeral, a ghost, a murder . . . It's all in a day's work for Emma Lee Raines . . .

    Bopped on the head from a falling plastic Santa, local undertaker Emma Lee Raines is told she's suffering from "funeral trauma." It's trauma all right, because the not-so-dearly departed keep talking to her. Take Ruthie Sue Payne-innkeeper, gossip queen, and arch-nemesis of Emma Lee's granny-she's adamant that she didn't just fall down those stairs. She was pushed.

    Ruthie has no idea who wanted her pushing up daisies. All she knows is that she can't cross over until the matter is laid to eternal rest. In the land of the living, Emma Lee's high-school crush, Sheriff Jack Henry Ross, isn't ready to rule out foul play. Granny Raines, the widow of Ruthie's ex-husband and co-owner of the Sleepy Hollow Inn, is the prime suspect. Now Emma Lee is stuck playing detective or risks being haunted forever.

    Contains mature themes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateDec 24, 2019
    ISBN9781494546656
    A Ghostly Undertaking
    Author

    Tonya Kappes

    Tonya Kappes has written more than fifteen novels and four novellas, all of which have graced numerous bestseller lists, including USA Today. Best known for stories charged with emotion and humor and filled with flawed characters, her novels have garnered reader praise and glowing critical reviews. She lives with her husband, two very spoiled schnauzers, and one ex-stray cat in northern Kentucky. Now that her boys are teenagers, Tonya writes full-time but can be found at all of her guys' high-school games with a pencil and paper in hand. Come on over and FAN Tonya on Goodreads.

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    • 4/5
      Fun, fast read.

      The quirky, yet engaging characters are what makes this book so entertaining. The town thinks Emma has the funeral trauma but she doesn't really. She just sees ghosts. Which can be a real pain. Have you ever tried to ignore someone when they are standing right next to you and talking to you?

      When the ghost of her grandmother's nemesis states she was murdered and demands that Emma find out who did it. What's Emma going to do?

      I couldn't stop listening. Lots of laughs and action. Plus, the narration was very good. I plan to read more in this series.
    • 4/5
      Cute paranormal cozy mystery
    • 4/5
      The first in the series: I like the characters, I like the humor, I like the ghosts, & I like the stories....Emma Lee & her sister Charlotte have taken over the family's undertaker & funeral parlor business.... Charlotte on the business side & Emma Lee on the undertaker side. When Emma Lee is hit on the head by a falling plastic Santa Clause and she begins seeing the ghosts of people her family has buried... unfortunately all those she sees have been murdered and it is up to her to help solver their murders so that they may cross over.In this first book, Emma Lee, helps Ruthie Sue Payne find who pushed her down the stairs. Unfortunately Ruthie's biggest competitor is Emma Lee's granny, who was the 2nd wife of Ruthie's ex-husband & co-owner of the Sleepy Hollow Inn.With the mayor pushing for redevelopment, a shady real-estate agent, & Emma Lee's granny there is a long list of suspects.A light, fun, & entertaining read
    • 4/5
      Emma Raines grew up in the funeral business and she never had a problem until she got hit on the head and woke up in the hospital with a dead guy next to her bed. But that was just a one time thing, a hallucination, right? Well no. When town gossip Ruthie Payne is brought to the funeral home, her ghost is also there. She tells Emma that she was pushed down the stairs and Emma needs to help her find out who it was. This was a super fun read. I know, funeral homes are not that much fun. But Emma and the towns people of Sleepy Hollow, Kentucky make this book very entertaining. It was also a fast read that filled my weekend nicely. I am looking forward to reading the next in the series.
    • 5/5
      Emma Lee with her sister runs the family Funeral Home but she didn't expect to be able to see ghosts. When Ruthie dies and Emma finds herself face to face with Ruthie's ghost at her veiwing things get interesting. Ruthie tells Emma she has to help her find out who killed her that her death was not an accident. After the initial shock of being able to see and talk to a ghost Emma gets down to snooping to find out who did Ruthie in and has to find out fast before her Granny is blamed. Will she find the answers before Granny is arrested and what is Granny hiding? Will she solve the mystery before anyone else is hurt? Can she help Ruthie so she can cross over and all before the whole town thinks she is crazy?I loved this book. I love the small southern town dynamics and charm. Emma Lee is just spunky enough to be able to handle the town gossip, yet you get drawn in to feeling how shy she is when the good looking Sheriff is around. This book has all the right elements a good mystery with a few surprises, good characters that you can relate to, I mean who hasn't known a gossip or a Granny that rules the roost. Throw in a spunky somewhat bossy ghost and you have the makings of a good book that you can't put down. It is funny, with a little romance and a mystery that will make you go I didn't see that one coming. I highly recommend this book and series. Tonya Kappes has a way to make you feel right at home in Sleepy Hollow so pull up a chair and sit a spell while you get to know the people of Sleepy Hollow and help Emma Lee and Ruthie solve this mystery.
    • 3/5
      A little rough at the start, trying to get all the characters introduced. Too cute with the names.
    • 3/5
      I thought the book was decent for the first book in a new series. This is the 1st book I have read by this author and a decent book to begin with. I do hope to see the characters develop more in the rest of the series. Looking forward to reading the next book in the series as soon as possible. Until then, the next book I'll be reading is another book by Tonya Kappes, the first book in her Grandberry Falls series, the Ladybug Jinx.
    • 4/5
      4 STARS I liked the characters especially Emma Lee Raines. I kept wanting the best for her. More people to believe her. I want to see more of her in the future. Emma Lee Raines had a head injury caused by a plastic Santa falling off a roof. Ever since she woke up she has seen ghosts. She was diagnosed with “funeral trauma.” seeing too many dead guys. She is a undertaker for the past three years in the family business. She has lived in the funeral home all her life. Right now she is seeing Ruthie's ghost. Ruthie is telling her she was murdered. Ruthie Sue Payne—innkeeper, gossip queen, and arch-nemesis of Emma Lee's granny. Ruthie and Granny Raines own a inn together. Granny married Ruthie's ex-husband. Sheriff Jack Henry Ross is not ready to say Ruthie's death was a accident. His prime suspect is Granny Raines. He catches Emma talking to herself a lot. This story you were not sure who to trust. There is a lot going on. I want to keep reading and hope that things start going better overall for the characters. I was given this ebook A Ghostly Undertaking so I could give a honest review and be part of A Ghostly Undertalking blog tour.