4.3 (3,685 ratings)

Nearly Departed in Deadwood: Deadwood Mystery, Book 1

Name: Nearly Departed in Deadwood: Deadwood Mystery, Book 1
Rating: 4.3 (3685 reviews)
Author: Ann Charles
ISBN: B00F4IHINU

by Ann Charles

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About this book

Little girls are vanishing from Deadwood, South Dakota. Fearing her daughter might be next, single mom Violet Parker is desperate to find the monster behind the abductions.

With her savings dwindling and just three weeks left to sell her first house or lose her realtor job, Violet is ecstatic when a handsome jeweler hires her to sell his century-old Victorian masterpiece - until she sees the dilapidated dwelling. Now if she could just convince her only buyer to stop rejecting vintage homes as if they're haunted.

Short on time and long on worry, Violet refuses to give up her dream of a fresh start in Deadwood. But with a malicious coworker trying to get her fired, a secret admirer sending her creepy messages, and a sexy stranger hiding skeletons in his closet, will Violet end up as one of Deadwood's dearly departed?

Publication Date: May 25, 2026
ASIN: B00F4IHINU

Reader Reviews

Suspenseful and Fun

July 7, 2020

This author came on my radar as a featured author in Uncaged Book Reviews. This series seemed right up my alley, so I gave the first book a try. This is a mystery, and it’s not hard core paranormal, but it has unforgettable characters, sass, humor, romance and a few twists and turns I never expected. It’s a fun series set in Deadwood, South Dakota, and Violet is trying to bring up her twin kids on her own. The cast of characters that Violet manages to pick up are a great and original supporting...

otally loved Nearly Departed in Deadwood! Can't wait to continue the series!

November 18, 2013

Read/Listened for Fun (Kindle/Audible) Overall Rating: 4.50 Story Rating: 4.75 Character Rating: 4.25 Audio Rating: 4.50 (not part of the overall rating) First Thought when Finished: Nearly Departed in Deadwood is a seriously fun cozy mystery that had me giggling, gasping, and growling (in a good way)! Story Thoughts: They mystery is strong in Nearly Departed in Deadwood, grasshoppers! Ann Charles knows how to write a twisty mystery that will keep you guessing. In true Jessica Fletcher style...

Awesome little read!!

April 27, 2013

So I guess I can say I really and truly loved this book! I ended up reading in a few hours and of course part of that time was when I should have been sleeping. Every time I got to a new chapter I told myself I would put it down but I didn't and then 2 am comes around and I finally finished it with a WTF! I was completely taken back with the way everything came out. Talk about a page turn, there were so many twists and turns in this book it kept you guessing who was the actual killer. Violet...

Mystery, Ghosts, Paranormal Stuff served with a side of humor.... yes please!

April 2, 2016

I am so glad I found this series. I waited to write a review until I had read several of the books in the series. Sometimes the first book is Amazing with a capital A... and then the rest of the books take a downhill turn... they just never live up to the first book. That is definitely NOT the case here. The books are written in such a way that you feel like you know these people... when you aren't reading you wonder what they are up to... hmmm... I wonder what so and so is doing... I should...

I think I was just in the wrong mood for this and most folks will enjoy it more than I did

February 1, 2013

Book Info: Genre: Humorous Mystery [with paranormal aspects (hide spoiler)] Reading Level: Adult Recommended for: Fans of mystery series with \"spunky\" heroines who have zany adventures Trigger Warnings: Really big jerk co-worker (sexist, smarmy butthead), missing children, child murder My Thoughts: I moved this series into my review queue based upon Kriss Morton's enthusiastic recommendation. I had picked up each of these books as they went on promotion through KDP prior to these...