Having read several books in this series, I was looking forward to another adventure with Cass and her friends. This book did not disappoint. If you are looking for a paranormal cozy mystery series this is a very good one. I received an e-book from NetGalley in return for an unbiased.

I appreciate the publisher allowing me to read this book.another great read from one of my favorite cozy authors Lena Gregory never disappoints

Not having read any of the books in this series I had no trouble catching onto the various characters and their backstories. It’s a very well written mystery novel with great paranormal details and setting. Very suspenseful at times with some twists and turns thrown in that kept me guessing whodunit until the very end. Highly recommend!

Cass Donovan is an ex-psychiatrist who moved to Bay Island when one of her patients died, and her marriage fell apart. She discovered that she has strong psychic abilities, and has since opened a shop where not only does she sell items that help others, but gives both private and group readings.

Her best friend Bee is trying to get Cass to start a vlog where she shows people what she does, and he's sure it will increase business for her. But Cass can't get a solid reading, and so when the weather turns, he packs up his equipment and they head back home, where Cass is slated to do a group reading that evening.

It's at this popular group reading that she discovers she still can't get a full grip, like something is blocking her. She feels as if she's having trouble allowing her mind to truly open up. But Bee insists she'll be fine, and so she proceeds. During the reading however, a woman stands up and insists that 'sometimes the dead need to be left alone.' With this cryptic statement, she leaves. After the reading, a man tells Cass that he owns the old closed Twin Forks Lunatic Asylum and wants to open it as a boarding school for children. Others who are on his board, and especially his wife, want him to sell it and leave it alone. But he will only do so if Cass investigates the asylum and tell him whether it's truly haunted or not. If it is, he'll give up his plans. He tells her that he will pay her well to do so, and writes her a check.

Bee thinks it will be perfect for their vlog, and so the next day they venture out. But while there, Cass definitely senses and hears something, and it's not long before they hear a shot, and look outside to see a man lying on the ground. When she discovers it's her client, she wonders why he was there in the first place. But even then her new visions don't leave, and Cass thinks she can find the murderer. But first she needs to find out who had the best motive, and if they're going to kill again...

This is the sixth book in the series and I have read every one of them. I do believe that they keep getting better and better, as Cass's psychic ability gets stronger with each book. Each time I read one I declare that it is my favorite, and here we go again. This one is definitely my favorite. Cass not only finds herself investigating a murder once again, she finds herself in the protective 'custody' of Bee, her six-foot-plus best friend, who gives up working in his shop on his own schedule to watch over her. We also get to meet Simone again, whom I took a definitely liking to in the last book and am glad to see that she's back once more.

But we also have the subplots involving her other friend Stephanie's new adopted son, Aiden, who is autistic; and a newcomer named Thea, who is a link to Cass's investigation, although you will have to read the book to see how.

The plot was indeed suspenseful, and it kept me reading in one sitting, which is a very good sign. It means that the book kept me interested enough where I didn't want to veer into anything else. There were secrets long held, ghosts both old and new who wanted justice, and a cunning murderer who so far had been able to escape the eyes of police. But when the ending comes, the climax is gripping and when it all ends, you wish that the book would go on. I definitely loved this book and await eagerly for the next in the series.

Cass is hired to determine whether an old asylum is truly haunted. Sadly she finds the body of what could be the latest resident spirit. Now she’s trying to determine who else was killed at the asylum and who did it, and that’s before she even addresses the older spirits. But with the killer gunning for Cass next, she has to work quickly before she crosses over and joins the others.

This is the second book in the series I have read and each reads fine as a stand alone. Be prepared to settling in a cozy spot with a good drink at hand because you will not want to put this one down!