Name: Nearly Departed in Deadwood
ISBN: 9781940364155

Ann Charles

"The first time I came to Deadwood, I got shot in the ass."--Violet Parker Little girls are vanishing from Deadwood, South Dakota, and Violet Parker's daughter could be next. She's desperate to find the monster behind the abductions. But if she's not careful, Violet just might end up as one of Deadwood's dearly departed

Nearly Departed in Deadwood

Little girls are vanishing from Deadwood, South Dakota. Fearing her daughter might be next, single mom Violet Parker is desperate to find the monster behind the abductions. With her savings dwindling and just three weeks left to sell her first house or lose her realtor job, Violet is ecstatic when a handsome jeweler hires her to sell his century-old Victorian masterpiece until she sees the dilapidated dwelling. Now if she could just convince her only buyer to stop rejecting vintage homes as if they're haunted. Short on time and long on worry, Violet refuses to give up her dream of a fresh start in Deadwood. But with a malicious coworker trying to get her fired, a secret admirer sending her creepy messages and a sexy stranger hiding skeletons in his closet, will Violet end up as one of Deadwood's dearly departed?

Petaco

I hated it. Main character is very unlikable. Plus, (view spoiler)[she slept with the guy her friend was staying to date. Why have a code if you're going to break it? (hide spoiler)]. Also, she has been in the town for a while and all of a sudden every eligible guy around is interested in her. She has nothing going for her.

Sarah Escorsa

October 2013 update:
I have now read the rest of the series and absolutely love it! I can't get enough of Violet:) I still can't think why I didn't enjoy the first instalment as I did the others so I guess I'll have to give it another try soon!

Original review:
The description for this book made it sound interesting enough so I decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, it didn't live up to my expectations. The plot is very poor and the narration is badly handled by the author. I kept forcing myself to give the book another chance by reading a bit more but when nothing had happened by the hundredth page I just gave up. The fact that I didn't like any of the characters (I just couldn't empathize with Violet at all and found her quite annoying) certainly didn't help.

· Book 2: Optical Delusions in Deadwood ★★★★
· Book 3: Dead Case in Deadwood ★★★★
· Book 4: Better Off Dead in Deadwood ★★★★
· Book 5: An Ex to Grind in Deadwood ★★★★
· Book 6: Meanwhile Back In Deadwood ★★★★
· Book 7: A Wild Fright in Deadwood ★★★★
· Book 8: Rattling the Heat in Deadwood  ★★★★
· Book 9: Gone Haunting in Deadwood ★★★
· Book 10: Don't Let it Snow in Deadwood ★★

Nearly Departed in Deadwood

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