Penelope's Reviews > The Case of the Haunted Haunted House

5 enthusiastic Stars for THE CASE OF THE HAUNTED HAUNTED HOUSE by Drew Hayes which was an unexpected, unpredictable delight.

My rating guide: 1= dnf/What was that?; 2= Nope, not for me; 3= I mostly enjoyed it; 4= Yes, I liked it a lot; 5= I LOVED IT; IT WAS GREAT!

THE CASE OF THE HAUNTED HAUNTED HOUSE, #2 in the 5-MINUTE SHERLOCK series (an Audible audio Original) begins with two unusual characters Sherman Holmes and Joel Watson. Together Sherman and Joel have just opened a new detective investigative business - The World’s Greatest Detective Agency. Until the recent past Joel was a top level agent at the top of his game. But a betrayal during his last case (THE CASE OF THE DAMAGED DETECTIVE, #1) leading to a terrible debacle, combined with a near death incident caused Watson to resign in his career with the Agency and also resulted in Watson’s present partnership with Sherman Holmes.

So begins THE CASE OF THE HAUNTED HAUNTED HOUSE with Sherman and Watson under their new identities as Private Investigative Detectives on their first real case. They have been hired to investigate several suspicious occurrences on the property of a local Haunted House ghost tour. Their client believes someone is purposely causing accidents, one of which has already injured an employee. Word of the incidents is spreading and bookings for the tour have begun to decline. Sherman and Watson’s client is concerned that someone wants the Haunted House tour to close its doors for good. THE CASE OF THE HAUNTED HAUNTED HOUSE both explores the mystery of the Haunted House incidents and continues to un-peel the conundrum of the characters Sherman and Watson.

I hadn’t previously read/listened to the the 1st book/audio in THE 5-MINUTE SHERLOCK series (THE CASE OF THE DAMAGED DETECTIVE) - but I plan to rectify that soon. Nevertheless, I didn’t feel like I was missing too many pieces to follow or enjoy the mystery of THE CASE OF THE HAUNTED HAUNTED HOUSE. Rather, I was curious and wondered just who Sherman and Watson had been before their joint disaster and I simply sat back and enjoyed the unpredictable and occasionally hilarious adventure presented in THE CASE OF THE HAUNTED HAUNTED HOUSE. The narrator, Scott Aiello, was excellent.

I highly recommend THE CASE OF THE HAUNTED HAUNTED HOUSE to readers of: Cozy Mysteries, quirky and light fiction, readers looking for a positive Pick-Me-Up or readers just looking for a fresh break from otherwise more intense or darker genres. I found THE CASE OF THE HAUNTED HAUNTED HOUSE an entirely unexpected delight. At present, I believe it is only available through Audible audio books.

READER CAUTIONS - IMO, Appropriate for all readers except those entirely adverse to any use of strong language.
VIOLENCE - PG. Minimal. Quirky rather than dark.
PROFANITY - Yes, but minimal (if I remember correctly).
SEXUAL SITUATIONS - No. None.