Funeral Vows
by GAYA KOLJAY
In this town, death is only the beginning.
Ida didn’t plan to move from Austria to New Zealand or seek employment at Eden Funeral Home in the quiet town of Mangawhai. But things went south when her Kiwi husband died and she herself went through an out-of-body experience and a near death during her first dip in the Pacific Ocean. Since then, she has been working as a funeral director, and if this on its own wasn’t strange enough, she has acquired an ability to see ghosts!
But now things are finally starting to look up: a handsome paramedic invited her for a beer. While Ida comes to terms with the concept of ‘moving on’, a strange bruise appears on the body of a rest home resident, suggesting the cause of death was something other than old age. Ida’s suspicions grow when she meets the next of kin who turns to dust all prior funeral arrangements.
Racing against time to solve the mystery before the cremation takes place, Ida seeks help from Constable Dean Mackay. They aren’t friends, though they have been meeting frequently while she transfers victims from crime scenes on behalf of the coroner. Will his toned muscles and her sixth sense suffice to dig up clues about who could have had it in for the rest home resident?
Ghosts beware: it’s going to be one unforgettable week on-call!
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Genre: Cozy Mystery
Release Date: May 2027
Format: Paperback, Ebook & Audiobook
Series: The Funeral Home Mysteries (Book #1)
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About The Author
Gaya Koljay is a bilingual novelist and creative writing teacher whose work spans genres and continents. Born in Poland, she studied psychology in the Netherlands before settling in New Zealand, where she earned a doctorate in creative writing. Writing under the name Gaja Kołodziej, she has published more than a dozen novels across Young Adult, New Adult, romance, women’s fiction, and cozy mystery. A member of the Polish Writers’ Association, the European Association of Creative Writing Programmes, and Romance Writers of New Zealand, she draws on her international background to craft emotionally rich, character-driven stories that resonate with readers worldwide.
