The Pryce of Pride: A Historical Ghost Cozy Mystery (The Pryce of Murder Book 5) Kindle Edition

Enjoy this historical paranormal cozy mystery featuring a frontier hotel, a determined amateur sleuth, and a highly opinionated ghost.The Cultural and Historic Festival brings scholars, artifacts… and one very inconvenient murder.La Plata Springs, Colorado, 1886. Arabella Pryce is nearing the end of the year she promised to manage the Arabella Hotel. Soon she can return to New York and the glamorous life she left behind.All she has to do is survive a few more weeks.Then the town’s Cultural and Historic Festival arrives.With visiting historians, heated debates over sacred artifacts, and half the town arguing about the past, the festival is already lively.Until one of the guest scholars is found dead in his hotel suite.Sheriff Clayton Marshall is determined to keep the investigation under control while the town argues about artifacts and academic rivalries.Arabella, however, is surrounded by visiting historians, priceless relics, and far too many suspicious guests to ignore what’s happening in her own hotel—particularly with Percival Blank, the hotel’s most permanent former guest and a ghost with a talent for commentary, watching the festival guests closely.Between feuding scholars, buried grudges, and a legendary artifact at the center of the controversy, Arabella soon realizes the murder is tied to secrets someone at the festival is desperate to keep hidden.The Pryce of Pride is Book 5 in the Pryce of Murder historical paranormal cozy mystery series, filled with festival intrigue, stubborn suspects, and Arabella Pryce’s signature brand of determined sleuthing. Perfect for readers who enjoy Deanna Raybourn, Rhys Bowen, and Bobbi Holmes.___________________________________________________Praise for the Pryce of Murder series:★★★★★ “Excellent cozy mystery.”★★★★★ “A very proper gentleman ghost with an impish sense of humor.”★★★★★ “I stayed up until 3 a.m. reading it because I just couldn’t put it down.”★★★★★ “Another well-told mystery… descriptions put you right there in late-1800s Colorado.”★★★★★ “I love historical mysteries, and when they have ghosts, that’s even better!”★★★★★ “Lots of twists, red herrings, and a plethora of suspects.”★★★★★ “A quirky ghost adds fun to the storyline and keeps you guessing at whodunit.”★★★★★ “This is a sweet, clean, cozy mystery.”★★★★★ “I usually don’t enjoy books that include ghosts, but these aren’t your typical ghosts—quite charming.”★★★★★ “Combines my love of history and mysteries.” Read more