DEATH AT FIRST SIGHT Special Post
DEATH AT FIRST SIGHT
Death at First Sight
by Lena Gregory
Death at First Sight (A Bay Island Psychic Mystery)
NEW SERIES
Berkley (November 1, 2016)
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0425282748
E-Book ASIN: B01BK0SQBS
NEW SERIES
Berkley (November 1, 2016)
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0425282748
E-Book ASIN: B01BK0SQBS
FIRST IN A VISIONARY NEW MYSTERY SERIES. It doesn’t take a crystal ball to see that something’s not right on Bay Island…
Since she left her psychiatric practice in New York City to open up a psychic shop in her hometown on Bay Island, Cass Donovan has given her fair share of readings to conflicted customers. But what she sees in Ellie Callahan’s future doesn’t bode well.
When Ellie’s mother, Marge, publicly confronts Cass about the reading, the embarrassment makes her want to curl up and die. And when she later stumbles across Marge’s body—and is a suspect in her murder—Cass is suddenly the star of Bay Island’s rumor mill.
Cass is determined to prove her innocence and save Ellie from meeting the fate in her unfortunate vision. But even with the help of her friends Bee and Stephanie, Cass will have to channel some serious sleuthing instincts to find the real killer…
by
Cass
Donovan
I own a small psychic shop on Bay
Island, a small island nestled between the north and south forks of Long
Island, New York. Though I grew up on Bay Island, I’ve spent the past seventeen
years—up until last year, anyway—living in New York City. Manhattan to be
exact, which technically is still an island but so different from Bay Island,
it may as well be a million miles away instead of less than a hundred.
Life on Bay Island moves at a much
slower pace, and I can’t say I miss the hustle and bustle of the city. Since I
live just a few miles down the beach from my shop, I often walk to work. If
it’s warm enough, I take my shoes off and walk along the surf. During the
summer months, the beaches are crowded, even fairly early in the morning, but
in the spring and fall I’m often one of only a few people strolling or jogging along
the beach. Staring out across the bay waters brings a sense of peace I never
managed to find anywhere else.
Bay Island is small. You can drive
across the entire island in half an hour, less if there’s no traffic in town.
Although summer brings flocks of tourists, during the remainder of the year the
island is left mostly to the locals. Because it’s a small community most of the
year, everyone pretty much knows everyone else, which can be a pro or a con,
depending on how you look at it. When my parents passed away last year, and I
returned home to see to the arrangements, the town mourned with me. The
florist, whom I’d gone to high school with, had come around the counter to
offer a hug and cry with me. The funeral director’s expression had been a grimace
of true grief, rather than the grim but distant expression he usually would
have deemed appropriate for such a somber occasion. And the priest had
concluded the ceremony with a hitch in his voice. That warmth is what kept me
on Bay Island after the funeral, the sense of home and community you just can’t
find in a big city.
Of course, a small community has its
down side too. News of my failed marriage had spread through the small
community like wildfire before I even made it off the ferry. And when I become
a suspect in Marge Hawkins’ murder…Well, let’s just say Marge lived her whole
life on Bay Island, and I didn’t. That makes me the outsider, and some people
are less than kind, while others are openly hostile.
The only major con I can think of for
living on Bay Island, though, is the isolation. Since we’re surrounded on all
sides by water, with no bridges to the mainland, the ferry is the only means of
public transportation to and from the island. While that’s nice most of the
time, it can be a problem as well. Tourists never stop in and visit the shops
on their way through to somewhere else—either they are visiting Bay Island, or
they’re not—which makes it difficult to make ends meet during the winter
months. And storms present a problem. Hurricanes and snowstorms close the ferry
down, leaving Bay Island to fend for itself.
But all in all, I love living in the
small island community. I can always stop in the local diner, bakery or deli
and get the latest gossip. I have close friends I wouldn’t trade for the world.
And I have the shop I’ve worked so hard for.
What do you think? Would you like living
on an island?
I would give this more than five stars!!!!!
If I could have dropped everything else and read this book in one sitting I would happily do so. This exciting adventure has everything you want in a cozy mystery except a cat. There is an adorable, drooly, fluffball puppy and unfortunately psychic Cass did not foresee his effect on her future.
This fascinating story takes place after tourist season has ended and most of the people around town know each other and each other's business. Gossip and suspicion play major roles.
The main characters are creative types, one especially with a dramatic flair. Three best friends that show up for each other even when they wish they could do anything else.
Add in a handsome stranger with a delectable accent and a propensity for showing up at prime moments, and whether you believe in ghosts and spirits or not, this book is very hard to set down.
Even with a murderer on the loose, reading this book made me wish I could visit Bay Island.
I want to read more about the people I met there.
Lena lives in a small town on the south shore of eastern Long Island with her husband and three children.
When she was growing up, she spent many lazy afternoons on the beach, in the yard, anywhere she could find to curl up with a good book. She loves reading as much now as she did then, but she now enjoys the added pleasure of creating her own stories.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LenaGregory03
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14956514.Lena_Gregory
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Thank you so much for sharing the release of Death at First Sight and for such a lovely review. I'm so happy you enjoyed it!
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