Gone Haunting in Deadwood

The Deadwood Mystery Series, Book 9

By: Ann Charles

Narrated by: Caroline Shaffer

"Trespassers will be gutted and hung!" - Slagton's unofficial town motto

Normally, not even drunk on a bet would Violet Parker go to Slagton, a creepy ghost town inhabited by those too stubborn - or deranged - to leave. But a certain bullheaded Deadwood detective has a problem - his informant from Slagton has gone missing. When Violet is shanghaied into taking a hunting trip to the ghost town to search for the missing snitch, she stumbles into trouble that will take more than a double-barreled shotgun to escape.

Will Violet survive this new hell that haunts her, or will she end up on Slagton's growing list of those "gutted and hung"?

©2018 Ann Charles (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Love this book

I love this book but sorry this story line is about to end. It’s a fun audible to listen to while driving to and from work. Will have to try one of her other story lines.

I love this series

The story is really addictive. I wish this was turned into a movie. I could see it becoming a favorite of mine.

A Better Title=The Unwilling Whining Executioner

Really, We get it, She does NOT want to be an Executioner.
The premise of the plot and world is a good, if cliche, the old, defend against any invading bad guys coming to the world, the ability to travel through ‘gates’ to other worlds. Dealing with new relationship issues, etc., it is simply the execution of it that falls very short, a major portion of which is in my opinion has a lot to do with the extremely weakly written main character.

The main character has zero training, and basically relies on Luck to carry her through each and every obstacle she faces from monsters to uncomfortable conversations. And for all intensive purposes, She isn’t very bright, constantly late on the uptake of whatever danger is happening around her, and several seconds late when it comes to her decisions of what to do about that danger. Not to mention, She is constantly attempting to make witty or sarcastically humorous comments, the majority of which are terrible and not remotely funny (reminds me of the cartoon characters, Beavus & Butthead and their level of very bad jokes, terrible timing/delivery, and simply adds no value to the plot, the cadence of conversation, or anything else, in my opinion. Ok, Omgosh! The Main Character is a flipping IDIOT! *rolls eyes*...I do not understand
the many other all positive reviews.

With her rag-tag band of merry friends (none of which are really fleshed out), and facing several direct and peripheral nemesis, the main character constantly stumbles along attempting to ‘keep the balance’, whatever that means. while trying to figure out what she should do. How to use the tools she is given, etc., etc. Speaking of which, the book alludes to the fact that bullets and guns have little to no killing effect against the monsters they face, and yet, everyone except the main character is given, carries, or uses a gun. But Nope!, not the main character, Her weapon of choice, either whatever is handy, from a crowbar to a stick, really, how much sense does that make to anyone?!

Fyi, You definitely want to read/listen to the books prior to this one, because You are going to be totally lost, as the Author makes constant reference to prior events and characters.

OVERALL:
I’m still trying to figure out just how much I like or dislike this book, and considering I am at Chapter 24 of 25 Chapters, that isn’t a good sign.

I think I will give this series a PASS!

I may try to Read/Listen to the next book in the series (only if it is Free!), just to see if this book is a fluke, and maybe the writing isn’t as bad as I initially think, then again, maybe NOT!

love this series of books!

I love this series of books! I can't wait for the next one to come out!

Great Read!

Love this series and this book did a lot to move the story along. Can't wait for the next installment.

Good characters

Disliked the frustrating ongoing insecurities of Violet’s constant whining about Doc’s ex and also her exhausting bratty arguments with Det. Cooper and Ray. Jees, we get it, they irk you. I’m trapped by the storyline, however, wanting to know what will happen with her extraordinary talents in the netherworld. The storyline has entranced me enough to listen to 7 books, but find myself fast-forwarding thru the cringy adolescent dialogue of main character.

Phenomenal

Violet Parker is phenomenal in this book. She is developing better instincts for fighting and developing a stronger sense of self. I love this series and can't wait for the next book.

Deadwood

great commentary the best reader yet I've enjoyed every one of these books it's a must-read book

Humor

Loved he ‘fun’ writing about all the ghostly happenings and all the personalities of the characters

Brilliant

I can't stop listening to this series love it. I am waiting for a new twist to come.