Dear Fellow Reader,

Yes, if you are following this blog, I am catching up today. I had 6 books that I had been asked to review and had not written the reviews. But I am now down to three books, and none of them have been released yet. So, I will be doing what I dislike doing. I will publish reviews before the books are released. I hate to do it because I hate to tell you about a book that you cannot read yet. But then again, I need to get the reviews written before I forget the book.

So, off we go…

Death at the Door by Olivia Blacke is the second in a series of books about Ruby and Cordelia. I reviewed the first book in the series (You can read it here). Ruby is alive and Cordelia is a ghost. In this book, while Ruby is at work, the deli delivery guy is murdered in the bathroom. After his death, Ruby finds out that he was a drug dealer. She and Cordelia investigate his murder, as it seems the police are not that interested in finding out what happened to him.

In the course of the story, we meet Ruby’s new neighbor, who happens to work for a major competitor of the company she works for. Ruby still isn’t really very clear about what her company does, but it is surprising that her new handsome neighbor is a competitor. Especially a competitor that may put Ruby’s company out of business. And then Cordelia’s brother arrives fresh from prison. While Cordelia is happy to see him, she does not trust him and needs to warn Ruby not to trust him either.

Communication between Ruby and Cordelia is still a problem and they keep trying to find ways to get messages across. It seems that if Ruby gets drunk (she doesn’t drink normally), she can see and talk to Cordelia, but there is always a question as to whether or not she will remember the conversation.

And Cordelia still doesn’t understand how she died, and while she tries not to wonder she is getting closer to wanting to know what happened. Ruby finds out more about Cordelia and her relationships with her co-workers.

I know that these books sound a bit hokey. I find them enjoyable reading. I will admit that I am getting a bit tired of waiting for Cordelia and Ruby to figure out who killed Cordelia. If there is a next book, I think we are at the point where that has to be solved.

Yes, I recommend this book. It is a light read. May I even suggest these are good beach reads?

This book will not be published until October 21, 2025.

Thanks for reading.