Dread and Buried by Angie Fox [Review]

Dread and Buried (Southern Ghost Hunter Mysteries #12) by Angie Fox
Format: ebook
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Date read: April 17, 2023

Southern Ghost Hunter Mysteries
1. Southern Spirits
1.5. A Ghostly Gift
2. The Skeleton in the Closet
2.5. Ghost of a Chance
3. The Haunted Heist
4. Deader Homes and Gardens
4.5. Dog Gone Ghost
5. Sweet Tea and Spirits
6. Murder on the Sugarland Express
7. Pecan Pies and Dead Guys
8. The Mint Julep Murders
8.5. The Ghost of Christmas Past
9. Southern Bred and Dead
10. The Haunted Homecoming
11. Give Up the Ghost
12. Dread and Buried - Paperback | Kindle
13. Death at the Drive-In

Angie Fox
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Dead men tell no tales.
Until they meet ghost hunter Verity Long.

Verity Long is proud to say she gets along with just about anybody—dead or alive. But she’s put to the test when her well-meaning boyfriend and her sweet-as-pie sister con her into a remote island “double date” weekend with her sister’s new flame and Verity’s long-time nemesis, Alec Duranja.

Her plans to avoid the uptight police officer go up in smoke when the four of them team up for a weekend treasure hunt competition based on the island’s legendary pirate past. And it doesn’t take long for Verity and her team to discover more than game clues. Someone is using the game to dig up real pirate gold...and they’re willing to kill to keep it.

There’s no escaping the island or the game. And when the killer targets someone Verity loves, she realizes she’s the only one who can uncover the truth behind the legend. She must stay one step ahead of the dangers of the island and two steps ahead of Frankie’s new ghostly pirate buddies—all in a race against time to solve a centuries-old puzzle and take down a real live killer before he strikes again.

Thoughts on Dread and Buried: Verity's back and she's got her work cut out for her between pirate ghosts (PIRATE GHOSTS!), a treasure hunt that is more than a little dangerous, and her sister's boyfriend (the pragmatic cop who doesn't believe in ghosts or Verity's ability to see them). In fact, Duranja just might be the biggest roadblock on this "vacation".

On top of all that, the other teams participating in the treasure hunt are...how to put this? One's more than a little cutthroat (acceptable in times of piracy and whatnot, not as much fun during a game) and everyone's a little untrustworthy. I mean, everyone seems to have secrets and those secrets all seem to revolve around the legend of the pirate treasure.

Anywho. Verity gets to spend some quality bonding time with Duranja, celebrate her sister's birthday, smooch her honey, watch Frankie do his thing, fraternize with pirates, and solve a very old puzzle. In other words, it's always a good time whenever Verity shows up!