This book had a lot of promise. I love a good ghost story and the writing was actually pretty good. But, it moved way to slow for me. I wasn't able to stick to it.

There were two different mysteries (present and past) that were being solved. Although both were interesting the older mystery didn't hold my attention through all of the background information. I enjoyed the present day people (not much too that mystery) and would have liked to know more about them. Since this was the first book in the series I can only hope those characters get more time in the spotlight.

In the middle of a tabloid scandal, Jordan Marsh's soon to be ex-husband was murdered. After months of speculation and suspense, Jordan has uprooted her life and moved to Port Chatham. She plans to restore a beautiful old Painted Lady. What she doesn't plan to do is solve an old mystery - the death of the first owner of her classic house. She also doesn't plan on being on a first name basis with the ghosts that haunt her house, but she is. She's finding a lot of surprises here in Port Chatham, not all of them welcome.

This is two stories in one. We see Jordan's contemporary life and we also see the last day's of Hattie's life in the past. Getting caught up in the mystery of Hattie's death helps keep Jordan's mind off her own problems now. I found both killers a little obvious to me, but I enjoyed the ride to get there a lot.

This is a paranormal cozy and the paranormal definitely takes front and center stage so you need to be prepared for that to be the focus.

The characters are interesting including Jordan Marsh, the protagonist therapist turned home renovator turned sleuth. A good looking contractor type is thrown in for fun and then of course, the ghosts.

Jordan is actually dealing with more than one mystery. The death of her ex-husband, an open case in she is the main suspect and the murder of Hattie, one of the ghosts inhabiting her home. The chapters flip back and forth between the present day and the past events and journal entries.

The writing is well done and the transitions between chapters, past and present flow smoothly, which can be difficult to do well. Curious to see how this series continues since the original ghost’s mystery is solved. Paranormal is not my favorite read, but this was well enough done that I would give another book in the series a try.

The first book in a promising series, it was a great cozy mystery. The characters, both living and dead, were quirky and fun. The location of the Pacific Northwest added to the charm. And unlike some, the whodunit of the story was not who I expected. I look forward to many new books in this series, to meeting more of the residents of quaint Port Chatham, past and present.

I really enjoyed this book - I read it in a single day and simply didn't want to put it down.

When Jordan Marsh leaves L.A. for the small Pacific Northwest town of Port Chatham, she hopes for a quieter life. She's purchased an historic Victorian home that she plans to restore and just wants some peace, which she could use, since she's the prime suspect in the murder of her cheating "almost-ex" husband, with a bulldog of a detective convince she did it and determined to lock her up.

When Jordan arrives at her new home, she quickly realizes that not only is fixing up an old house a LOT more of a challenge than she anticipated, she also discovers that the house comes with its very own ghosts - ghosts that expect Jordan to solve the century-old murder of one of them, both of whom previously lived in her house and never left due to the murder being ascribed to someone the ghosts don't believe was guilty.

The book is well-written, with great pacing and the stories of the two time-periods alternating and connected in a very appropriate and interesting way. The characters are fun and engaging and there's plenty of humour, since Jordan, as a psychologist is reluctant to admit that she's seeing and talking to ghosts.

The way both murders get solved is a good story, and comes together well. I liked this a lot and would recommend it as a great light and fast read.

Haunting Jordan by P.J. Alderman is a paranormal mystery set in a Victorian era town in the Pacific Northwest. Jordan Marsh has left Los Angeles for this sleepy town in Washington to avoid the media buzz over the ex-husband's murder. She's bought an old Victorian house and just wants to get settled except that the ghosts who haunt the place want her to solve their murders so they can find closure.

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