The Dead Guy Next Door A Paranormal Murder Mystery & Contemporary Romance (Riley Thorn Book 1)

<p><b>From the <i>New York Times</i> and <i>USA Today</i> bestselling author of <i>Things We Never Got Over</i> comes the first book in the hilarious and riveting Riley Thorn series: a zany and compelling contemporary romance with a head-scratching mystery to solve.<br><br>***<br><br>Riley has a murder to solve and she doesn't need a hot, goody-two-shoes detective sticking his nose into her investigation – especially when he writes her in at the top of his suspect list.</b><br><br>Divorced. Broke. Living with a pack of elderly roommates. And those hallucinations she's diligently ignoring? Her tarot card-dealing mum is convinced they're clairvoyant visions.<br><br>Just when things seemingly can't get worse, a so-hot-it-should-be-illegal private investigator shows up on her doorstep looking for one of her neighbours…who turns up murdered.<br><br>Nick Santiago doesn't play well with others. Unless the "others" are of the female persuasion. Wink. He's a rebel, a black sheep, a man who prefers a buffet of options to being stuck with the same entrée every night, if you catch his drift.<br><br>When the pretty, possibly psychic Riley lands at the top of the list of suspects, Nick volunteers to find out whodunit. Only because he likes solving mysteries – not because he wants to flex his heroic muscles for the damsel in distress.<br><br>All they have to do is figure out who pulled the trigger, keep a by-the-book detective with a grudge at bay, and deal with a stranger claiming he was sent to help Riley hone her psychic gifts. All before the killer discovers she's a loose end that requires snipping.<br><br><b>A must-read for fans of quirky romance stories and whodunit books, <i>The Dead Guy Next Door</i> showcases Lucy Score’s singular talent for crafting an exciting mystery with memorable, madcap characters – while weaving in a compelling love story for good measure!<br><br>Tropes</b><br>Romcom<br>Paranormal <br>Murder Mystery<br>Contemporary Romance<br>Whodunit<br>Clairvoyant FMC<br>Unlikely Duo<br><br><b>The Riley Thorn Series:</b><br><i>The Dead Guy Next Door<br>The Corpse in the Closet<br>The Blast from the Past<br>The Body in the Backyard</i></p>