Tamara Berry Books

Eleanor Wilde has left her past as a sham medium behind for a quieter life in a small English town, where she offers herbal remedies. However, a trip to Brighton brings her past back to haunt her, along with a killer. While Eleanor is excited about her brother Liam's visit, she acknowledges their village lacks attractions. Although Castle Hartford, belonging to her boyfriend Nicholas's family, is nearby, even Nicholas's mother is eager to escape the heat for Brighton, taking Ellie and a relieved Liam along. Their seaside getaway, however, quickly turns ominous. The weather shifts as Eleanor's former accomplice, Armand Lamont, reappears. In their past, Armand's hypnosis helped them con many unsuspecting victims. Initially suspecting blackmail, Eleanor's concerns escalate when she and Liam witness a man being pushed from a boat by two shadowy figures who vanish. Though she doesn’t believe in ghosts or demons, the body they recover is all too real, as are the thefts plaguing their luxury hotel. Eleanor devises a plan that involves having Nicholas join them under a false identity. Their relationship grows more complex alongside the case, and Eleanor’s genuine supernatural abilities begin to manifest in unexpected ways. But whether the outcome will be favorable remains uncertain, even for someone with her talents.

"As Sussex's resident witch and pseudo psychic, Eleanor has grown accustomed to somewhat strange requests for supernatural aid. So when Nicholas's university pal, Sid Stewart, writes from the family's remote castle in Scotland, begging for Ellie's services as a medium, Ellie is only delighted to help. Apparently, the recently deceased patriarch of Sid's family, Glenn Stewart, died before divulging the whereabouts of an important cache of family heirlooms. The Stewart clan hopes a clairvoyant can contact him from beyond the grave. Of course, Ellie can't actually commune with the dead. But faking it is the name of her game. She's not worried, until . . . Aboard the train for Oban, Ellie discovers that fellow medium Birdie White is also heading to the Outer Hebrides to assist the Stewarts. Birdie is a master in the art, serving as a spiritual consultant to royalty and even assisting Scotland Yard on occasion. Ellie might not trust the woman's motivations, but Birdie's skills are unquestionable. But while Birdie is busy speaking with the dead, Ellie plans to talk to living suspects - namely, the other residents and employees of the spooky Stewart estate, who know a lot more than they're letting on. Amid swirling rumors of cursed treasure, whispered tales of ghostly pirates, and a recent spate of preternatural murders, in order to catch the killer Ellie must confront the most terrifying possibility of all - her gift may be real . . ."--Publisher description

When something goes bump in the night . . . it’s most likely a plumbing problem. But fake medium Eleanor Wilde is happy to investigate and cleanse your home of spectral presences—for a fee. Hey, it’s a living . . . Ellie has an ailing sister to care for and working as a ghost hunter who doesn’t believe in ghosts helps cover the bills. When she’s lucky, it also pays for the occasional tropical vacation. On her latest job, though, she may be in for some genuine scares. The skeptical, reserved, and very rich Nicholas Hartford III has flown her all the way to his family’s ancestral estate in England—supposedly haunted by a phantom named Xavier. Nicholas thinks it’s all just as much a crock as Ellie’s business is, but his mother is sure that Xavier is real, and he’s willing to employ Ellie if she can put a stop to the nonsense. But when an actual dead body appears—and subsequently disappears—at Castle Hartford, she’ll have to apply her talent for trickery and psychological insight to solve a flesh-and-blood murder. “A winning blend of mystery and the paranormal, with a little humor and romance thrown in for good measure.” —Juliet Blackwell, New York Times bestselling author of the Witchcraft Mystery series “A fun story with likable characters and a plot that kept me guessing until the end.” —Rose Pressey, USA Today bestselling author of the Haunted Vintage Mystery series

Don't miss the first book in a brand-new gripping and hilarious bookish cozy mystery series by author Tamara Berry! Put your sleuthing hat on―Buried in a Good Book features: A thriller writer who knows way more than anyone should about death and dismemberment Her young daughter who's more intrigued by dead bodies than she probably should be An isolated cabin in the woods that's probably―definitely―hiding something The tiny mountain town that seems less than troubled by a sudden abundance of murdersBestselling thriller writer Tess Harrow is almost at the end of her rope when she arrives with her teenage daughter at her grandfather's rustic cabin in the woods. She hopes this will be a time for them to heal and bond after Tess's recent divorce, but they've barely made it through the door when an explosion shakes the cabin. Suddenly it's raining fish guts and...is that a human arm?Tess was hardly convincing Gertie that a summer without Wi-Fi and running water would be an adventure. Now she's thrust into a murder investigation, neighbors are saying they've spotted Bigfoot in the woods near her cabin, and the local sheriff is the spitting image of her character Detective Gabriel Gonzales―something he's less than thrilled about. With so much more than her daughter's summer plans at stake, it's up to Tess to solve this case before anyone else gets hurt.