So when Tanz is offered a paid acting gig in her hometown, things start to look up. But Newcastle’s dead won’t stay quiet for long, and soon Tanz becomes haunted with visions of a mysterious Gin Palace guarded by a sinister figure. As Tanz starts to piece together a terrible tragedy, it becomes clear there’s no limit to what the poltergeist will do to keep his secrets his own. The story revolves around Tanz, who's mostly failing to get work in the acting business, so she takes a job working the till at the Mystery Pot, a shop that sells crystals and similar ephemera and specialises in readings by two Mediums - Sheila and Martin. However, Tanz suddenly discovers that she, too, has some psychic abilities. Insufferable Characters, especially the main character, which are mostly unnecessary. 50% of the characters could have been left out.

As someone rather partial to the Irish, I adored the relationship Tanz developed with the barman, Pat. I won't spoil anything, but I did wish we had more of their connection. I know the book isn't a love story in any way, shape or form but hey, the sex sounded pretty thrilling to me and I'd have loved a bit more.. because I'm clearly into voyeurism. Not. Tanz is an actress and also an accidental medium - she learned by chance that she can communicate with the dead and this has made her life very interesting indeed. Highly addictive with a main character that keeps you laughing even when faced with ghosts. I could not get enough, I devoured this book and wanted more.

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Funny, sad, spooky, entertaining, interesting and thoroughly enjoyable, I will definitely be reading the first book that I already own and I await the third with huge anticipation. What a refreshing read for me! I'll admit, I have read a lot of "ok" books lately. This was definitely not one of these! Right away I liked Tanz and I loved her easy Northern way and low tolerance for BS! Her abilities, which aren't too over the top at all make her really special and I really loved this story. I haven't read book one but I'll be adding it directly to my wish list!

This was an easy book to read and finished it one setting. The was lots of humour especially when the author describes life on a television set and quirks of the north-east. She does capture life in Newcastle accurately in her writing. The secondary characters are interesting and quirky in their own way and generally push the story.After an interesting twelve years messing about in front of the camera and traveling the world, Tracy discovered she still loved writing and completed her first full length play KABOOM! A son, many stage plays, screenplays and a music video followed, until 2012 when she realized she was finally ready to do the one thing she’d longed to do since she was six. She wrote her first novel, The Accidental Medium – a crime/horror/comedy tale about an alcohol-soaked, gobby, thrill-seeking actress who talks to ghosts. (Who knows where the inspiration came from . . .) Now Tracy lives in north London, is working on screenplays and making her own short films and has written more novels, which will be coming out soon and she hopes you all will buy in bulk. (And enjoy, of course.)