Mrs. Morris and the Pot of Gold (Salem B&B #6) by Traci Wilton #bookreview #mystery #paranormal

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Title: Mrs. Morris and the Pot of Gold

Author:  Traci Wilton

Publisher: Kensington Books

Publication Date: August 23, 2022

Page Count:  306

My rating: 4 stars

About the book:

Salem, Massachusetts, B&B owner Charlene Morris will need the luck of the Irish—and the help of a ghost—to unveil a hooded killer . . .

Charlene has hired a van to ferry her B&B guests to an all-you-can-eat corned beef and cabbage dinner hosted by Salem’s Irish community at the Ancient Order of Hibernians club—but she should have booked a hearse. It’s never a good sign when the family black sheep drunkenly crashes a party by punching the guy dressed as a leprechaun. But things go from troublesome to fatal when Charlene stumbles upon a second brawl in an upper room—and this fight Connor Gallagher loses, his anonymous assailant rushing past Charlene, hidden by a hoodie.
 
Now Detective Sam Holden has another homicide on his hands, with Charlene as the only eyewitness. Even if she can’t give the police sketch artist much to go on, Charlene is determined to ID the murderer, with the help of Dr. Jack Strathmore, the charming ghost who haunts her B&B. The answer lies in the motive, and to uncover that sleuth and spook will need to shine a light on Connor’s shady past—before the killer pulls another Irish goodbye . . .

Mrs. Morris and the Pot of Gold by Traci Wilton is the sixth book in the paranormal cozy A Salem B&B Mystery series. Each book in the series holds it’s own mystery that is fully solved so all books can be read as a standalone or in any order if choosing to do so. There will be some character development that carries over book to book though for those that follow the series from the beginning.

The first book of the series introduced readers to Charlene Morris who after losing her husband had needed a fresh start in new surroundings so she decided to move from Chicago to New England. Charlene found a wonderful historic mansion in Salem and thought starting her own bed and breakfast in the touristy town would be the change she needed. What Charlene didn’t expect was to have her new B&B come with it’s own resident ghost.

Charlene’s first experience trying to help solve a murder came when she found that her resident ghost, Jack, had been murdered and needed help finding his killer. Now Charlene is faced with yet another murder to be solved when Charlene had been hoping for a great night of festivities with her B&B guests at the dinner hosted by Salem’s Irish community at the Ancient Order of Hibernians club to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Instead of a great night Charlene ends up witnessing a murderer running away from the scene of the crime so with the help of her resident ghost Charlene vows to track down another murderer before they can strike again.

I have been following the A Salem B&B Mystery series since the very beginning and have gotten to know the characters and setting quite well at this point. Being a fan of crossing genres in my reading I was drawn to this from the start and I have really enjoyed the supernatural touch to this cozy series with their being a ghost as part of the story and helping with investigations. Never really thought of St. Patrick’s in Salem as it’s more known for the witchy side but this was a fun twist to enjoy while solving another nice mystery. As always looking forward to continuing this series in the future.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

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About the authors:

Traci Wilton is a pseudonym of Traci Hall and Patrice Wilton. Traci Hall is the USA Today bestselling author of more than fifty books, including the By the Sea series. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Patrice Wilton’s books include the Paradise Cove series.