Dead Bolt, Juliet Blackwell
Dead Bolt, Juliet Blackwell
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Dead Bolt

Author: Juliet Blackwell

Narrator: Xe Sands

Unabridged: 7 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/09/2013

Synopsis

Turner Construction's latest restoration project is a historic Queen Anne Victorian in San Francisco. This time, general contractor Mel Turner has to work around the owners, who insist on sticking around—along with some ghosts that insist in their own way that the work stops.

The ghosts aren't the only ones standing in the way of the renovations. A crotchety neighbor, Emile Blunt, secretly wants this house and could be behind some of the disturbances. But when Emile is found dead, it's Mel who appears guilty. Now she must restore the building—and her reputation—before it's too late.

About Juliet Blackwell

Juliet Blackwell was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, the youngest child of a jet pilot and an editor. She graduated with a degree in Latin American studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and went on to earn master's degrees in anthropology and social work. While in graduate school, she published several articles based on her research with immigrant families from Mexico and Vietnam, as well as one full-length translation: Miguel Leon-Portilla's seminal work, Endangered Cultures. Juliet taught medical anthropology at SUNY-Albany, was producer for a BBC documentary, and served as an elementary school social worker. Upon her return to California, she became a professional artist and ran her own decorative painting and design studio for more than a decade. In addition to mainstream novels, Juliet pens the New York Times bestselling Witchcraft Mysteries and the Haunted Home Renovation series. As Hailey Lind she wrote the Agatha Award-nominated Art Lover's Mystery series. She makes her home in northern California, but spends as much time as possible in Europe and Latin America.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie on May 18, 2019

Mel Turner renovates homes. Not just any homes...historic homes in San Francisco. Every house she works on has a story, a colorful past. Sometimes, Mel encounters ghosts and a mystery as she brings old homes back to their former glory. This time, her current project is a Queen Anne Victorian. It's a......more

Goodreads review by Moondance on November 10, 2018

My father always used to say: There's nothing quite like a protracted remodel to test a person's sanity. Mel Turner is renovating a Queen Anne Victorian In San Francisco when strange things start happening. There are misplaced tools, unusual handprints on 12 foot ceilings and a general feeling of une......more

Goodreads review by Betty on May 29, 2017

The A Haunted Home Renovation series is a winner. They can be read as stand-alone but the books are better read in order. The Protagonist is Mel Turner, she is recovering from a divorce and her Father has major medical problems. Mel took over the family business of reconstruction and has been runnin......more

Goodreads review by Jim on May 28, 2019

I liked this better than the previous entry simply due to Mel (the MC) not doing any real work. It read much more believably. She's good a general contractor, not so much with tools. The mystery was suitably twisty with some fun characters & a lot of historical information about the old houses. I li......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on March 12, 2022

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