Clear Expectations - A Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mystery

Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mystery Series, Book 20

By: Terri Reid

Narrated by: Elena Marino

Mandy, a novice nurse at Freeport hospital, took the elevator down to get supplies for her area. It only took a moment to go from four down to three. The elevator doors opened to a dimly lit floor. She walked out and glanced to her right. The empty nurses station was just down the hall before the double doors that she assumed led to the now empty rooms. There were a few boxes on the counter that surrounded the station, but other than those, the station was empty.

She turned to the left and saw the closed door with the word “Supplies” stenciled on it. Hurrying over to the doors, she pulled out the key and inserted it into the lock. A light switch was conveniently located right inside the door and Mandy switched it on. Bright light flooded the interior of the supply room. Metal shelves lined up in narrow aisles throughout the room. She easily located the sheets and also found a plastic tub she could use to carry them upstairs. She piled the sheets into the tub, carried them out of the room, then turned off the light and then locked the door.

Hefting the tub back into her arms, she turned around and was surprised to see a little girl standing next to the empty nurses station. Mandy guessed the little girl was about eight years old. She had a hospital gown on and her hair was styled in two braids that hung on either side of her head. She must have wandered away from the Pediatric Ward on the second floor.

“Hey sweetheart,” she said. “I’m Mandy. Are you lost?”

The girl stared at the nurse for a long moment, but didn’t answer.

“Come on, I can bring you back to your room,” Mandy coaxed, not wanting to frighten the child.

The child didn’t respond.

Mandy put the tub down, looked back up and the child was gone. Shaking her head in surprise, Mandy slowly stepped forward, her heart thumping in her chest.

©2018 Terri Reid (P)2018 Terri Reid

WOW What a Great Series

This book did not disappoint. I enjoyed the whole Series. It has a lot of twists and turns. But enjoyed the ending. Highly recommend this whole series.

Cheerfully eerie and beautifully narrated...

This is the first in the series that I've read and it was engaging with skillful narration. Worth a listen!

Such a beautiful ending

I feel Mary's joy with the miracle of her family ,but I think when the time comes, Mary might Wahoo her paranormal gift and mysteries again.

Awesome series!!!

I started with book one and went all the way through to 20! What an awesome story. Great listening! I so hope there are more to come!!

Loved it (I've love all the Mary O'Reilly mystery)

I don't want to give anything away or spoil the story for you. I am sure some would feel that after reading 19 books in this series already that it may seem predictable. On the other hand, for me, I love Terri Reid's sense of humor in these books, and the suspense is just right for me even in the 20th book! I can't put it down. (usually this means I loose some sleep time) but I love the plot, and the resolution!

A different Narrator ruined it. Disappointed.

Ugh. I enjoyed this series, but this Narrator did not give the same feel as Erin Spencer who was the Narrator for all but two of the books.

Mary and Bradly await the birth of their child.
Clarissa acts like a little brat.
Stanley and Rosie are so sweet.

This story is about ghosts of children in a hospital.

Love the series-this one missed the mark for me

I love the Mary O'Reilly series & have been waiting for what seemed like forever for this book to come out in audio. I really miss Erin Spencer. If book 1 had been read by the narrator of book 20 I would not have moved on in the series. I feel bad saying that because I'm sure she would've been great if I hadn't already associated these wonderful characters with Erin. Stanley just wasn't Stanley in this narration. I wasn't a huge fan of the narrator in book 19 but she was much better than the narrator in book 20. Hopefully we can get Erin back or keep looking for someone comparable to bring these characters back to life.