THE CAT WHO WENT BUMP IN THE NIGHT by Angela Pepper

Title:  THE CAT WHO WENT BUMP IN THE NIGHT

Series:  Eli Carter and the Ghost Hackers #1

Author:  Angela Pepper

Publisher:  Angela Pepper

Publish Date:   11.01.2016

Category /Genre:  Paranormal Cozy Mystery

Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content

Received from:  Amazon purchase

Goodreads link: The Cat Who Went Bump in the Night

Date completed: 08.08.2018

Description from the publisher:

Eli Carter is a smart (yet strange) guy trapped in a dead-end career.

When he meets smooth-talking Khan Hart, a self-proclaimed necromancer, he's given the opportunity to become a hero.

As soon as he takes the job working for Ghost Hackers, Eli's life takes a turn for the paranormal. For starters, something under his bed is trying to kill him.

Now Eli must team up with Khan, face down his fears, and kick the butt of one very strange ghost.

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THE CAT WHO WENT BUMP IN THE NIGHT is the first book in the Eli Carter and the Ghost Hackers series.  While each story will stand on its own, this book sets the tone for the series and should be read first.

And now for something completely different… Do not expect this to be anything like the Wisteria Witches series or any other witch cozy you have ever read.  No witches have been met yet (maybe in later books?), but there are zombies, ghosts, and ghost busters!

I have many questions.  There are suggestions about where Eli came from, but what is the rest of the story?  Will we ever know?  Does his past life have anything to do with why he works well with the Ghost Hackers?  Why does he hang on to Brenda?  She seems like a mean girl and who wants that for a girlfriend?  She doesn’t seem to like him until the last chapter.  Is that a set up for later books?  See, questions!  Ugh!

 

Once I set expectations aside and opened myself up to what I was reading instead of assuming I knew, I really did enjoy this story.  I would recommend it to anyone who enjoyed the movies Ghost Busters or Stand by Me (among others).  It has that teenage boy vibe, if you know what I mean.

I’m looking forward to more Ghost Hacking with Eli, Khan, and Valentine.

Eli Carter and the Ghost Hackers series:

1.      The Cat Who Went Bump in the Night

2.      The Ghost Who Wasn’t There

3.      The Dog Who Barked Fire

Also from Angela Pepper:

·         Funny Ladies

·         The Mystery of Broken Shell Island & Other Fantasy Tales

Diamond Files Mysteries:

1.      Girl in the Shadows

Restless Spirits series:

1.      Interview with a Ghost

2.      Date with a Ghost

3.      Dancing with a Ghost

Stormy Day Mysteries:

1.      Death of a Dapper Snowman

2.      Death of a Crafty Knitter

3.      Death of a Batty Genius

4.      Death of a Modern King

5.      Death of a Double Dipper

Wisteria Witches series:

1.      Wisteria Witches

2.      Wicked Wisteria

3.      Wisteria Wonders

4.      Watchful Wisteria

5.      Wisteria Wyverns

Wisteria Witches – City Hall series:

1.      Wolves of Wisteria

2.      Wisteria Wrinkle

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