Murder at the Spirit Lounge
In the second installment of the Nora Breen Investigates series—“perfect for cozy mystery lovers” (Book Riot)—beloved former nun Nora Breen returns, this time to track down a ghostly killer before it’s too late.
When Dolores Chimes, a famous medium, arrives in Gore-on-Sea, even surly Detective Inspector Rideout is lured in by her promises of messages for the afterlife.
But after a reading goes disastrously wrong, Dolores loses her life—and the six sitters at the séance with her fall victim to supernatural deaths themselves in the days following the nightmare of a reading.
Determined to unveil the truth, Nora finds herself chasing a ghostly serial killer she believes to be responsible, before the sixth victim—Detective Rideout himself—perishes along with the others.
Jess Kidd
Jess Kidd’s writing dances on the edges of the seen and unseen, where the world of the living collides with the spectral. With a flair for blending the supernatural with vivid, character-driven narratives, Jess invites readers into hauntingly beautiful worlds where the past never quite lets go and the dead aren’t always silent.
Born in London and raised in County Mayo, Ireland, Jess’s love for storytelling began early, nurtured by a family steeped in rich folklore and Irish myth. But it was her own fascination with the liminal—those in-between spaces of life and death—that truly shaped her voice as a writer. This enchantment with the ghostly and the mysterious can be felt in her debut novel, Himself, which received critical acclaim and earned her a place among the brightest voices in contemporary fiction.
Nora Breen Investigates
In Nora Breen Investigates, Jess Kidd introduces readers to an atmospheric world of mystery, haunting secrets, and a quiet yet resilient detective whose intuition bridges the gap between the living and the dead. Set against the shadowed backdrop of 1950s Kent, the series brings together elements of gothic suspense with the charm of a cozy mystery, creating a space where grief, redemption, and the supernatural quietly intertwine.
Nora Breen Investigates consists of one book and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
