Book Review: “Who Do, Voodoo?”
A psychologist, a professor and a tarot deck are the stars of Rochelle Staab’s Who Doo, Voodoo?
Psychologist Liz Cooper tolerates the hocus pocus. Her mother reads tarot cards, but Liz is much more scientific minded. She humors her mother, but doesn’t believe any of it.
Nick Garfield is Liz’s brother’s former college roommate and a professor of religious studies. He’s an occult expert with an open mind. Where Liz sees coincidence, Nick credits the supernatural.
The story starts with tarot cards being placed on the front door of Liz’s best friend’s home. Robin is open to the messages of the cards, and takes them as a warning of doom. Especially since the cards on the door are the same cards Liz’s mother pulled for Robin’s husband the day before he died. What Robin perceives as an omen, Liz finds harassment.
Liz asks Nick—because of his expertise—to help her find out who is leaving the messages for Robin. Before they can get to the bottom of that mystery, however, Robin is arrested for murder. Liz, with total faith in her best friend (despite evidence to the contrary), sets out the prove Robin’s innocence.
This is the first in a series which will test Liz’s comfort zone as she delves into the spiritual realm.
I really enjoyed this book. Staab did a great job of creating believable characters. She added just enough romance so that it didn’t seem forced, but the romance wasn’t the focus of the story or even a “main drive” when Liz and Nick were together. I like the fact that Liz gets involved to help her friend because that seems believable to me. Heck, that’s something I would do. Staab’s mixture of psychology and the occult was a great contrast and added another level of realism to the story.
This is a quick read, but one that’s worth it. I’m really looking forward to the next “Mind for Murder” mystery in the series.
Nichole
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