FICTION

Return to Tradd Street

NAL. (Tradd Street, Bk. 4). Jan. 2014. 321p. ISBN 9780451240590. pap. $15; ebk. ISBN 9781101626481; premier fiction hc. Mar. 2014. ISBN 9781611739848. $34.95. PARANORMAL
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Over the course of a few short years, psychic realtor Melanie Middleton has come to love the home she unexpectedly inherited from a descendant of the storied Vanderhorst family, who trace their lineage in Charleston, SC, well into the past and whose secrets go back almost as far. At first reluctant to accept the exorbitant gift, a now pregnant Melanie works vigorously to restore her home in anticipation of the birth of her child. In the process, she unearths the remains of a baby buried in the foundation, seemingly for well over a century. With the discovery, a hostile presence that means to do Melanie harm has also awakened. Melanie has stumbled across other dead bodies and unraveled ghostly mysteries in the past, with her boyfriend, mystery author Jack Trenholm. Although the pair are currently on shaky ground, Melanie will need Jack's help to identity the dead child and the accompanying ghost and uncover long-hidden truths and right a wrong, even if it means putting her ownership claims on the line.
VERDICT This fourth and final installment of the "Tradd Street" series (after The Strangers on Montagu Street) holds up well as a stand-alone novel. Still, readers will want to check out the previous titles to trace the development of the relationship between Melanie and Jack, to see how Melanie bonded with Jack's teenage daughter, and also how she reconnected with her own mother, who abandoned her when she was a child and shares her psychic abilities.
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