Mischief in Mudbug by Jana DeLeon

" I am a huge fan of Author Jana Deleon's cozy mysteries. This one was no exception. Sabine's character was introduced in book one of this series and I liked her immensely. In this story, things take a turn for the worst for Sabine's character and even though she had failed to find any family members over the past decade, she really needs to now. Sabine has had health scares in the past but now she find that she is not facing a scare but the real thing and she needs to find someone who is a genetic match for her. In an effort to find someone that is a blood relative Sabine takes the advice of psychic Raissa Bordeaux and hires a private investigator. Beau Villeneuve works as a PI but he was once a federal officer whose expertise was finding people who were lost. When he meets Sabine he is immediately attracted to her, which terrifies him. Beau has a policy against relationships, especially if the woman is a client. Determined to keep things professional he attempts to keep his distance from Sabine but as she seems to be a target of someone determined to end her life, Beau can't help but look out for Sabine and risk losing his heart in the process...."

코지 미스터리장르, 로맨스 장르, 유령이 등장하는 장르 등 여러 가지 내용을 다루고 있는 작품인데 이 작가의 다른 작품들처럼 유머러스한 문장이나 상황전개는 독자들을 사로잡는 매력이다. 이 작품은 처음부터 끝까지 독자들을 웃게 만들고 부정적이고 힘든 상황에서도 긍정하게 만드는 작품이다. 문장이 난해한 정도는 아니지만 어려운 부분도 있기 때문에 독자의 원서경험에 따라서 난이도에 차이가 있을 수 있다. 하지만 전체적으로 이야기를 이해하는 데는 큰 문제가 없다. apparition, donor, biological family, foster family, treason, twins, heir, bones, syphilis, cancer, bomb, allergy, storm, autopsy, greedy, run away, love, family tree, impotence, mysterious women, guns, propose, new hopes 등이 중요한 의미를 갖는 단어들인 거 같다.