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The Ghost Who Came in from the Cold (Ghosts vs. Spies #1)
by Nic SaintWhen fashion designer Aimée Vass heads down to Florida for a much-needed vacation with her momager Romella, she never expected her dead dad to tag along. The ghostly spy has vowed to make up for lost time by sticking to his wife and daughter like glue, which especially annoys his widow Romella. It also annoys the FBI agent who’s taken up the role of their protector, and the CIA agent who has his own reasons for tracking the fashion designer. And when suddenly monstrous ghosts start showing up and attacking Aimée and her mother, their dream holiday quickly turns into a nightmare.
The Ghost Woods
by C. J. CookeA young woman sent to stay in a crumbling gothic manor will find haunting secrets creeping out of the surrounding dark woods in this new, chilling novel from the acclaimed author of The Lighthouse Witches. In the midst of the woods stands a house called Lichen Hall. This place is shrouded in folklore—old stories of ghosts, of witches, of a child who is not quite a child.Now the woods are creeping closer, and something has been unleashed.Pearl Gorham arrives in 1965, one of a string of young women sent to Lichen Hall to give birth. And she soon suspects the proprietors are hiding something. Then she meets the mysterious mother and young boy who live on the grounds—and together they begin to unpack the secrets of this place. As the truth comes to the surface and the darkness moves in, Pearl must rethink everything she knew—and risk what she holds most dear.
The Ghost Wore Gray
by Bruce CovilleIn the second book of the Nina Tanleven Mysteries, Nina, the world's number-one sixth-grade ghost buster, embarks on a treasure hunt with help from the ghost of a Civil War soldier Not too long ago, Nina Tanleven would never have thought that her dream vacation could take place at a creaky lodge in New York's Catskill Mountains. But when her architect father agrees to renovate the three-story inn, it's the perfect opportunity for Nina and her best friend, Chris, to investigate rumors that the rambling old building is haunted. It isn't long before they learn the truth: Not only is the place haunted by the ghost of a Confederate soldier, it also holds secrets that lead to a buried treasure! The soldier hid his trove as a gift for the New York abolitionist who cared for him before he died, and his last wish is to see it unearthed. The clock is ticking as Nina and Chris race to solve the phantom's mysterious clues. But they aren't the only ones seeking the valuable bounty. Can they manage to find it first? The Ghost Wore Gray is the second book of the Nina Tanleven Mysteries, which begin with The Ghost in the Third Row and continue with The Ghost in the Big Brass Bed. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Bruce Coville including rare images from the author's collection.
The Ghost Wore White (Connie Blair, Book #6)
by Betsy AllenConnie is willing to believe almost anything about the eerie old mansion on top of Eagle Rock - but a violin-playing ghost is too much for even her vivid imagination. On vacation in aristocratic Newport, Rhode Island, Connie and her twin sister Kit are invited for a moonlight sail with their cousins Tom and Randy. Passing the long-deserted mansion, Connie and Randy are sure they see a strange light in a window, and Connie is determined to search the imposing old house the first chance she gets. Her chance comes all too soon, and almost spells disaster for our intrepid sleuth. Only her quick wits and daring resourcefulness save her and her friends from something more dangerous than a musical ghost.
The Ghost and Mrs Jeffries (Mrs Jeffries)
by Emily BrightwellThis charming series of Victorian murder mysteries features mild-mannered Inspector Witherspoon of Scotland Yard and, more importantly, Mrs Jeffries, his housekeeper. A policeman's widow herself, her quick wits allow her to nudge the Inspector in the right direction to solve the crime. Early in the new year, Mrs. Hodges attends her first seance and the medium foresees her death. That same night, the prediction comes true, and Scotland Yard's Inspector Witherspoon, is on the case. As ever, his housekeeper Mrs Jeffries is observing and coming to her conclusions. "Witherspoon sighed. He'd so hoped that 1887 would be a good year, one that wouldn't have people murdering one another every time one turned around."
The Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs
by Cynthia DefeliceIs Allie being haunted -- again? Just a few short weeks ago, Allie encountered her first ghost, the spirit of a murdered girl. Now another ghost has entered Allie's life! The ghost points Allie in the direction of Mrs. Hobbs, the scary cafeteria lady. Did Mrs. Hobbs have anything to do with the death of the ghost? Allie's life suddenly becomes complicated, with mysterious fires breaking out wherever she turns. Her best friend is mad at her, and soon she is in danger, along with her little brother -- but from whom?
The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries (Mrs. Jeffries #3)
by Emily BrightwellAfter a seance, during which her death is predicted, Mrs. Hodges dies mysteriously, and it is up to Mrs. Jeffries, the housekeeper for Inspector Witherspoon, to solve the crime.
The Ghost and Mrs. McClure (Haunted Bookshop Mystery #1)
by Alice KimberlyPenelope Thornton-McClure manages a Rhode Island bookshop rumored to be haunted. When a bestselling author drops dead signing books, the first clue of foul play comes from the store's full-time ghost-a PI murdered on the very spot more than fifty years ago. Is he a figment of Pen's overactive imagination? Or is the likable, fedora-wearing specter the only hope Pen has to solve the crime?
The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer: A Paws & Claws Mystery
by Krista DavisThe second spirited mystery in the New York Times bestselling Paws & Claws series.Wagtail, Virginia, the top pet-friendly getaway in the United States, is gearing up for a howling good Halloween—until a spooky murder shakes the town to its core..Holly Miller doesn’t believe in spirits, but the Sugar Maple Inn is filled with guests who do. The TV series in development, Apparition Apprehenders, has descended on Wagtail’s annual Halloween festivities to investigate supernatural local legends, and Holly has her hands full showing the ghost hunters a scary-fun time.But the frights turn real when Holly’s Jack Russell, Trixie, and kitten, Twinkletoes, find a young woman drowned in the Wagtail Springs Hotel’s bathhouse—the spot of the town’s most infamous haunting. The crime scene is eerily similar to the creepy legend, convincing Holly that the death wasn’t just accidental. Now she’ll have to race to catch a flesh-and-blood killer—before someone else in town gives up the ghost...Delicious recipes for owners and pets included!
The Ghost and The Haunted Mansion
by Alice KimberlyWhen the local mailman inherits a haunted mansion and demands an exorcism, bookshop owner Pen must act fast to save her favorite ghost? 1940s detective Jack Shepard?before it?s too late.
The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller (Haunted Bookshop Mystery series #6)
by Cleo CoylePenelope Thornton-McClure and her bookshop's ghost-in-residence Jack Shepard are back on a new case in this delightful paranormal mystery from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle.A big bestseller leads to small town trouble.Bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure didn't believe in ghosts, until she was haunted by the hard-boiled spirit of 1940s private investigator Jack Shepard. Now Jack is back on the job, and Pen is eternally grateful... After an elegant new customer has a breakdown in her shop, Penelope suspects there is something bogus behind the biggest bestseller of the year. This popular potboiler is so hot that folks in her tiny Rhode Island town are dying to read it--literally. First one customer turns up dead, followed by another mysterious fatality connected to the book, which Pen discovers is more than just fiction. Now, with the help of her gumshoe ghost, Pen must solve the real-life cold case behind the bogus bestseller before the killer closes the book on her.
The Ghost and the Dead Deb (Haunted Bookshop Mystery #2)
by Alice KimberlyBookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure wants her resident sleuth-ghost, Jack, to stop haunting her customers. But when a pretty author is murdered, Jack can't rest in peace.
The Ghost and the Dead Man's Library (Haunted Bookshop #3)
by Alice KimberlySleuth, Nevermore... ? Bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure has just received an extremely rare collection of Edgar Allan Poe's complete works. Rumor has it a secret code, trapped within the books' leather-bound pages, leads to buried treasure. Well, it looks like they got the buried part right, because as Pen sells off the valuable volumes, everyone who buys.. .dies. Once these books go missing from their owners' cold hands, Pen will need resident ghost and hard-boiled PI Jack Shepard to help crack the case. The police are skeptical that the deaths involved foul play-so it's up to Pen and Jack to unravel these shocking endings...
The Ghost and the Dead Man's Library (Haunted Bookshop Mystery #3)
by Alice KimberlyBookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure has just received an extremely rare collection of Edgar Allan Poe's complete works. Rumor has it a secret code, trapped within the books' leather-bound pages, leads to buried treasure. Well, it looks like they got the buried part right, because as Pen sells off the valuable volumes, everyone who buys...dies. Once these books go missing from their owners' cold hands, Pen will need resident ghost and hard-boiled PI Jack Shepard to help crack the case. The police are skeptical that the deaths involved foul play--so it's up to Pen and Jack to unravel these shocking endings...
The Ghost and the Femme Fatale (A Haunted Bookshop Mystery #4)
by Alice KimberlyFourth in the spirited series. The local Film Noir festival takes a dark turn when a legendary femme fatale is nearly killed. Now, bookstore owner Penelope Thornton-McClure enlists the help of Jack Shepard, P.I.-even though he and his license expired more than fifty years ago.
The Ghost and the Haunted Mansion (Haunted Bookshop #5)
by Alice KimberlyWhen the local mailman inherits a haunted mansion and demands an exorcism, bookshop owner Pen must act fast to save her favorite ghost--1940s detective Jack Shepard--before it's too late.
The Ghost and the Haunted Portrait (Haunted Bookshop Mystery #7)
by Cleo CoyleBookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure and her gumshoe ghost team up to solve the stunning mystery at the heart of a madwoman&’s self-portrait in this all new installment from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle. While gathering a collection of vintage book cover paintings for a special event in her quaint Rhode Island bookshop, Penelope discovers a spooky portrait of a beautiful woman, one who supposedly went mad, according to town gossip. Seymour, the local mailman, falls in love with the haunting image and buys the picture, refusing to part with it, even as fatal accidents befall those around it. Is the canvas cursed? Or is something more sinister at work? For answers, Pen turns to an otherworldly source: Jack Shepard, PI. Back in the 1940s, Jack cracked a case of a killer cover artist, and (to Pen&’s relief) his spirit is willing to help her solve this mystery, even if he and his license did expire decades ago.
The Ghost and the Stolen Tears (Haunted Bookshop Mystery #8)
by Cleo CoyleWith the help of her gumshoe ghost, bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure sets out to clear an innocent woman of a shocking crime in this all-new entry in the &“utterly charming&” (Mystery Scene) Haunted Bookshop Mysteries from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle.Norma is a modern-day nomad. Living out of her van and teardrop trailer, she revels in self-reliance, solitude, and reading in the glorious peace of nature. Jovial, wise, and scrupulously honest, she&’s become an uplifting presence in the little town of Quindicott, Rhode Island, where bookseller Pen is thankful to have her part-time help. But it&’s Norma&’s other job, working as a housekeeper at the Finch Inn, that gets her into terrible trouble. Norma is accused of stealing jewels from a guest&’s room: the legendary Valentino Teardrops, an antique necklace and earring set, inherited by a young socialite. Pen doesn&’t believe Norma is guilty of the crime—though the evidence is distressingly strong. And when the spirited Norma vanishes before her arrest, Pen turns to another spirit…Jack Shepard, PI, may have been gunned down decades ago, but his memory hasn&’t been ghosted. Back in the 1940s, those same Valentino Teardrops starred in a bizarre case of betrayal and murder. From the look of things, history is about to repeat. Now Jack is back on the job, and Pen is eternally grateful.
The Ghost at Dawn's House: Classic Edition (The Baby-Sitters Club #9)
by Ann M. MartinThe hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!Dawn has always thought there was a secret passage hidden in her house. But that doesn't explain why creepy things happen when Dawn's at home, or the spooky noises coming from behind her bedroom wall.Dawn is sure there's a ghost in her house! And so are the other Baby-sitters Club members. But they're so busy with their jobs that they don't have time for a ghost hunt. Will Dawn and her friends solve the mystery . . . or will Dawn have to share her house with a ghost?The best friends you'll ever have--with classic BSC covers and a letter from Ann M. Martin!
The Ghost at the Drive-in Movie (Boxcar Children #116)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Robert PappHenry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny have never been to a drive-in movie theater before, but they're visiting a friend who owns one. The children love to eat popcorn in the car and watch movies under the stars. But strange pranks are disrupting the fun. One night the sound system starts playing loud music during the movie, and a couple of the theater employees seem to be hiding a secret. Then, late at night, a ghost is seen walking around the empty grounds of the drive-in! Could the old theater be haunted?
The Ghost at the Fire Station #6
by Dori Hillestad Butler Aurore DamantWith a lot of searching and a lot of luck, Kaz has found his dog Cosmo, his little brother Little John, his grandmom, and his grandpops. But what about his parents? Or his big brother Finn? Will he ever see them again? Kaz wants to keep looking for his family, but when Claire hears about a ghost at the fire station, Kaz knows it's a case for C & K Ghost Detectives!
The Ghost at the Waterfall (Vicki Barr, Book #11)
by Helen WellsVicki's old school acquaintance, Ruth Hall, asks Vicki to fly her north into Canada so that she can nurse her injured brother. Vicki and Ruth run out of gas while over a remote part of Canada and are forced to land in the wilderness. They hike to a cabin in the woods which appears to be inhabited. The girls hide when two men arrive at the cabin arguing belligerently. The girls deduce that the men are mink smugglers after overhearing their conversation. Much to their chagrin, the girls are discovered and become captives. After the men learn that Ruth is a nurse, they force her to care for their injured leader. The girls find their every move under close scrutiny. How can they escape their captors? The girls' chance for escape arrives once the two men leave the cabin with a shipment of mink furs. The girls must leave the men's injured leader behind. Vicki knows that she must come back to help the injured person and later returns with a Canadian Mountie. Vicki helps the Mountie capture the smugglers and at the same time reveals the truth behind an old legend about a haunted waterfall.
The Ghost in Roomette Four (California Zephyr #3)
by Janet DawsonIS SEEING BELIEVING? Jill McLeod is heading for her cozy Pullman berth when a shimmering light appears before her. An eerie chill and strange noises convince her that although she may not believe in ghosts, this ghost believes in her! Is it the spirit of a young man whose body she'd earlier found in the same train compartment? And what message is he trying to send?
The Ghost in the Attic #2
by Dori Hillestad Butler Aurore DamantA brand-new young chapter book series from Edgar Award winner Dori Hillestad Butler! After successfully solving the mystery of the ghost in the library, Kaz and Claire land the first case for their detective agency--a haunted attic in a neighbor's home! With a little help from Grannie, Kaz and Claire discover that what appeared to be something spooky has a much simpler explanation.
The Ghost in the Big Brass Bed
by Bruce CovilleIn the third book of the Nina Tanleven Mysteries, Nina and her best friend explore a haunted mansion, where they must reunite the ghosts of a father and daughter before it's too late Nina and her best friend, Chris, haven't known each other long, but they've already shared enough ghostly adventures for a lifetime. Now working at an antique shop in town, Nina and Chris encounter their latest spooky predicament while inspecting some classic furniture located high in the tower of an old mansion. In a creepy bedroom sits a magnificent brass bed, and--to their surprise--the crying ghost of a little girl. When they stumble across a second spirit, who resembles the girl's father, Nina and Chris know one thing for sure: Something is amiss in the big house, and all the antiques in the world couldn't be more exciting than getting to the truth. The Ghost in the Big Brass Bed is the third book of the Nina Tanleven Mysteries, which begin with The Ghost in the Third Row and The Ghost Wore Gray. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Bruce Coville including rare images from the author's collection.