A review by krisrid
Haunting Jordan by P.J. Alderman

5.0

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.