Jekyll Island by Rebecca Patrick-Howard is the fifth book in the Taryn's Camera series. It centers around around Taryn going to Jekyll island to paint two unrestored cottages. While there she becomes involved in the mystery of a hotel fire in which many people died more than a century ago and the ghosts won't let her rest until she uncovers the truth. The only problem is that the case was solved and a man hung for the crime 100 years ago.
This book follows the same format as most of the other books in the series by having both a much older paranormal mystery and a modern one. Like the previous books I found the modern one horribly annoying and really wish the author would simply leave these out as they aren't all that interesting and detract from the story. The paranormal ones continue to be both interesting and varied.
Interspersed with the wonderful ghost stories is some really good history of the island which the author clarifies in an author's note so that you'll know what is historical and what is fictional.
These continue to be wonderful, quick and imaginative stories and great entertainment. Taryn is a fascinating and realistic character especially considering the subject matter. Her relationships are more unidealistic than I've read in most other books so if you're looking for romance this probably isn't the series for you.
This was a great choice for the read-a-thon and I can only hope that the author will write another book before spring.
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