A New Lease on Death: A Mystery

Cordelia’s life was routine, but she was happy until her death a few months earlier, and now she spends her time idly hanging out in the afterlife. Her peace is disrupted by an overly cheery roommate, Ruby, who moves into her apartment and then by the sudden death of her neighbor. She knows there’s more to his death than a random mugging, but how can she prove it when no one can see her? That is until she finds a way to communicate with Ruby and guides her through the investigation, but as the younger woman pokes around, she uncovers a few secrets that Cordelia thought died with her.

The story begins with Cordelia, already a ghost, which immediately catapults you into Blacke’s unique vision of the afterlife. You’re quickly swept up into the mystery of her neighbor’s death, though there are threads throughout that allow you to piece Cordelia’s life together. The story weaves between the perspectives of Ruby and Cordelia, going between the worlds of the living and the dead. The humor is driven by the Odd Couple dynamic between the two women with a ghostly twist that excels at creating a unique mystery. A New Lease on Death has a mystery that keeps much yet to be explored and leaves you wanting more from these characters and their journeys.