Cozy Mystery

 Finished Off by Rebecca Kent 

The thing that I love about a cozy mystery is that, no matter the genre, they all agree to give a quick review of all of the important characters at the beginning of the book. But the review isn't just a list, it makes sense in the context of the story. This is only book 2 in this series and I can't remember when I read book 1, but it was interesting enough that I decided to keep going. This takes place at a finishing school and the headmistress can see and sort of communicate with ghosts. This time it's the ghost of a young girl that she doesn't know. But through some investigating she discovers that her whole family died in a fire and she died a month later from illness. She needs their deaths to investigated and her father's name cleared before she can be at peace. The headmistress eventually figures out that the assistant bank manager was the one who was misappropriating funds and then killed his boss (the little girls dad) to cover up the theft. He almost killed the headmistress but the police inspector was there to hear his confession, but before he could arrest him he fell down the fire weakened stairs and broke his neck. The book ends with the headmistress having two potential suitors: the owner of the school and the police inspector. I personally prefer the inspector because the owner has been super condescending during each encounter whereas the inspector took her seriously and his actions are what caused the owner to make a move in the first place. I will probably continue with this series, but I am in no hurry.