She is a caring person, and follows the philosophy of doing the right thing for bringing peace to people’s minds and lives. Good Tidings enjoys Mary’s further development as a personality and book character. It was also the Chicago story of Mary who walked as a ghost close to the Resurrection Cemetery that was laid in the book’s fundament. Reid considered that her Celtic ancestry had an impact on the idea of the book as ghost stories dominate her life and experience as a freelance journalist. In three years time, 200,000 copies were sold. The content of Loose Ends was polished for months, and the cover was shaped and uploaded to Amazon by the author herself. Side-stories are typical of the author and suit the book line. All characters are well developed, and an example of another delightful heroine is Mary’s neighbor Rosie. The dialogue is witty, entertaining, and nuanced with humor the interaction between the two main characters is challenging. The relationship between him and Mary is thought provoking.
The backstory of the chief adds elements to the whole intrigue. Twists and turns follow, with a good balance of tension, crime and humor. The new Chief of Police steps in the investigation to help Mary, and to keep her safe as a serial killer is close and eager to silence her. The suspense runs in line with the mystery in the book. A trick of the author is to transport Mary in her mind to the different time during which the victims she investigates live, like a trip between the past and the present. Mary’s unique capacity to solve crimes is revealed in Loose Ends, and she relies on her sharp mind, intuition, and communication with spirits to solve a death case of a politician’s mistress, and a haunting ghost plus the ghosts of five young girls. Mary can see and talk to ghosts, and dedicates professionally as a private investigator to solve their cases and mysteries after moving to the small city of Freeport, Illinois, and opening her investigation agency. Looking like the girl next door, as the author advises, Mary O’Reilly, the former police officer from Chicago, is qualified in martial arts and weapons. That may be the reason why the series enjoys a cross-gender and cross-age affinity.
Terri Reid states that her series represents a hybrid of a genre, fusing the paranormal with romance, mystery and detective. Contradictory views may be exposed in that respect, but one thing is certain – Mary O’Reilly paranormal series transcend the dimension of everyday happenings. Believers or nonbelievers in the paranormal try to consider it via scientific evidence, or their own system of values and different attitudes.
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