Spotlight on: Dead Post Society by Diane Kelly

From the publisher:

The seventh in the House-Flipper mystery series set in Nashville, TN, where the real estate market is to die for.

This year’s honor roll is killer…

Carpenter Whitney Whitaker and her cousin Buck are no strangers to murder. After all, they’ve encountered corpses on their properties before. But this is the first time they’d decided to take a chance on a property where two suspicious deaths have already occurred. Most buildings on the former boarding school property will be repurposed for an upscale retirement community, but the developer has no use for the headmaster’s house given its violent history. The headmaster and his wife were killed there decades earlier, their deaths remaining unsolved to this day.

Still, it seems a shame to see the beautiful Victorian give way to decay or the wrecking ball, even if many claim the unsettled souls of the victims still wander its halls, seeking retribution and justice. Can Whitney and Buck exorcise the structure’s demons, solve the cold case, and give the building new life? Or will ghosts from the past seek to silence them forever?

My thoughts:

Those who have read other titles in this series will, undoubtedly, be delighted to welcome back Whitney, Buck and other familiar characters. That said, I think that readers can pick this one up even if they have not read any of the others yet.

This is a traditional/cozy mystery. It relies on characters, relationships, settings and plot without graphic violence. This kind of mystery appeals to me when life is stressful. It offers a good read without demanding too much of me. That is meant as a compliment!

Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press-Minotaur Books for this title. All thoughts are my own.

Pub date: 01 April 2025

Praise for Dead Post Society:

“Clues from the past and a wide cast of possible killers make this game worth the candle.” – Kirkus Reviews