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Symphony of Bones by L.T. Ryan, K.M. Rought
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen a politician's son goes missingThe media fueled investigation accelerates when he turns up deadA ghost's unspoken messageMight be the only thing connecting the dotsAnd it’s up to Cassie to crack the codeTo shine truth's light, Cassie must walk in darkness.The third installment in the bestselling Cassie Quinn Mystery Series from USA Today bestselling author L.T. Ryan & K.M. Rought... -
![Careful little eyes: An addictive, horrifying serial killer thriller by Willow Rose]()
Careful little eyes: An addictive, horrifying serial killer thriller by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsASIN moved from less recent edition hereIan Marks is terrified of ghosts. Especially of the one that has just moved into his shed in the back yard of his house in New Orleans. Everyone else thinks he is just a drunk, but when his girlfriend is killed at night by a man with an axe, he knows he was right to be afraid... -
![Whisper of Bones by L.T. Ryan, K.M. Rought]()
Whisper of Bones by L.T. Ryan, K.M. Rought
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA suspicious death mirrors a serial killer signatureA ghostly visitor might hold the answerCassie must decipher the cryptic messageWhispered in the bones of the deadIf she hopes to help solve the crime and save herself in the processThe latest installment from USA Today bestselling author L.T. Ryan & K.M. Rought in the Cassie Quinn Series... -
![House of Lies by D.S. Butler, Henrietta Meire]()
House of Lies by D.S. Butler, Henrietta Meire
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen two teenage girls vanish without a trace from an educational retreat at Chidlow House in Lincolnshire, the students and teachers are put on high alert.Called in to investigate, Detective Karen Hart questions everyone who came into contact with the two girls, Cressida and Natasha, in the days leading up to their disappearance... -
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![Treasured Legacies by Terri Reid]()
Treasured Legacies by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWas it raining outside? Dale Johnson wondered as he woke up. It was dark and he could hear the sound of rain hitting the roof. Suddenly, he was pelted with something small and hard. He opened his eyes and sat up, nearly fainting in the process. His head was pounding. What the hell happened? He was pelted again and realized he was being hit with small pieces of corn... -
![File Two: Private Wars by Terri Reid]()
File Two: Private Wars by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEven though her father’s murderer had been found and killed, Bruce Blackwood’s spirit would still not rest. Now his focus was on his daughter, Brooke, and the danger she would be in if she ever recovered the childhood memory of his death... -
![Christmas, The Krewe and a Large White Rabbit by Heather Graham]()
Christmas, The Krewe and a Large White Rabbit by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor Brodie McFadden and Dakota McCoy, the Christmas holiday should be simply magical. They’ve made the decision on their wedding—Christmas Eve out in central Virginia at the newly renovated historic lodge belonging to old friends... -
![Hemlock by Kiersten Modglin]()
Hemlock by Kiersten Modglin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe thought she’d escaped her poisonous past…Thirteen years ago, Maggie Ellis left her small town and vowed to never return. In her rearview mirror were two men she loved and an ominous secret that would forever haunt her.Now, tragedy has brought her back, and she’s determined to forget that fateful night... -
![The Keeper by J.L. Bryan]()
The Keeper by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe South Channel lighthouse is a crumbling antique at the mouth of the Savannah River, abandoned and forgotten for generations. Local stories still tell of a mysterious woman in white who often stood at the old lighthouse, watching the sailors come into port...even long after she died... -
![Moran and Moran by Ron Ripley]()
Moran and Moran by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Shane Ryan, ghost hunting isn’t just a job. It’s war…Still recovering from his recent tragedy, retired marine Shane Ryan receives a call from James Moran, a well-known dealer of haunted items in New England. A robbery gone wrong has left Moran with a trail of dead bodies, and a missing box of items from his inventory. And he wants Shane to track down the thief... -
![Spirit Caller by H.P. Bayne]()
Spirit Caller by H.P. Bayne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne night. One last enemy. One chance to stop him forever. It’s all come down to this. More than two years after Sully took desperate measures to escape his enemies, he finds himself headed for an inevitable showdown with the most dangerous of them. Years of murder and deceit are catching up to Lowell, and the ghosts of those he killed are not about to rest until they’ve watched him fall... -
![Fighting For Anna by Pamela Fagan Hutchins]()
Fighting For Anna by Pamela Fagan Hutchins
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWINNER OF THE SILVER FALCHION AWARD Tightly plotted and fast-paced, this romantic head-scratcher dives into 80s pop culture, a reclusive religious community, and high stakes politics... -
![Merry Me: Book 15 in The Jerry McNeal series by Sherry A. Burton]()
Merry Me: Book 15 in The Jerry McNeal series by Sherry A. Burton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFeeling guilty at not having made his engagement to April official over the Christmas holidays, Jerry seeks to join her and Max for their annual after-Christmas getaway to Frankenmuth, Michigan... -
![Six Feet Under by Tonya Kappes]()
Six Feet Under by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsToo many cooks in the kitchen spoil the broth. And let me tell you, this broth is in trouble. Get ready for a Southern showdown. The residents of Cottonwood, Kentucky are sent into a tizzy when the Culinary Channel comes to town to film an episode of Southern Home Cookin’ with celebrity chef Frank Von Lee. Especially Sheriff Kenni Lowry... -
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![Diggin' Up the Dirt by Tonya Kappes]()
Diggin' Up the Dirt by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSweet as honey, soured by murder!Everyone in Cottonwood loves the new bakery, Sweet Shop. Until a Cottonwood resident is found dead with a half-eaten donut in her hand.Sheriff Kenni Lowry has her hands full. With a new murder in town and a new deputy to train, she’s not sure if she’s ever gonna get this booger solved.Sheriff Elmer Sims comes to the rescue, stepping up as Kenni’s ghost deputy... -
![Stranger Danger by Maggie March]()
Stranger Danger by Maggie March
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLucy is a human lie-detector. Her rescue dog Paco is a ghost whisperer. Together, they solve crime in this laugh-out-loud cozy mystery series!When world-famous, highly reclusive author J.W. Quicksilver chooses a local book club for his first public appearance, the residents of Whispering Bay have trouble containing their excitement. That is until he’s found murdered... -
![Two Seances And A Funeral by Maggie March]()
Two Seances And A Funeral by Maggie March
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLucy is a human-lie detector. Her rescue dog Paco is a ghost whisperer. Together, they solve crime in this laugh-out-loud cozy mystery series!Lucy McGuffin's life has never been sweeter. Her muffin business is booming, she's dating the town's new hot-shot cop, and she and her best friend Will are getting along better than ever. There's just one blip... -
![Emma Frost: Volume 7-9 by Willow Rose]()
Emma Frost: Volume 7-9 by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsASIN moved from less recent edition˃˃˃ EASY AS ONE TWO THREE:Mads and Signe are very young when they get married. They are ready to take on the world starting with their honeymoon to Egypt. Two years later, Mads is in a coma and Signe has vanished from the face of the earth... -
![The Haunting of Silver Creek Lodge by Alexandria Clarke]()
The Haunting of Silver Creek Lodge by Alexandria Clarke
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn a small town rests an old lodge with a big secret. Maxine Finch and Simon York, a recently married couple with little money, use their limited honeymoon funds to buy a foreclosed inn in the tiny snowy town of Silver Ridge, Colorado, but when strange things start happening in the middle of the night, Maxine and Simon wonder if their investment is a dangerous mistake... -
![Lighthouse Reef by Vickie McKeehan]()
Lighthouse Reef by Vickie McKeehan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMurder and Mystery. Welcome back to Pelican Pointe. Up-and-coming lawyer Kinsey Wyatt has come to Pelican Pointe to prove she's the real deal. Little does she know that a mysterious stranger, Logan Donnelly, a secretive and seductive artist, harbors a black secret that will put her skills and her wits—and her love—to the test... -
![Lowcountry Getaway by Susan M. Boyer]()
Lowcountry Getaway by Susan M. Boyer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChristmas in the Islands…Nate Andrews whisked the entire Talbot clan off for a holiday adventure in the U.S. Virgin Islands. As they relax on the beach of sunny St. John, Liz Talbot grapples with the secret her husband has kept since the day she met him—he’s a very wealthy man... -
![Designs On Murder by Gayle Leeson, Jani McClure]()
Designs On Murder by Gayle Leeson, Jani McClure
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat if you discovered your lively new friend wasn’t really…alive?Amanda Tucker is excited about opening her fashion design studio in Shops On Main, a charming old building in historic Abingdon, Virginia. She didn’t realize a ghost came with the property! But soon Maxine “Max” Englebright, a young woman who died in 1930, isn’t the only dead person at the retail complex... -
![Praying for Peace by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson]()
Praying for Peace by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGhost talking can be murder… Castleberry Historical society manager Chantilly Adair is excited to finalize the proposal plans for the old Baptist church just outside of town, officially marking it as a registered historic property. But that excitement turns to confusion when she finds a dead body hidden in a janitor’s closet in the basement, and the former pastor’s spirit hovering nearby... -
![Not Quite Gone by Lyla Payne]()
Not Quite Gone by Lyla Payne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife in Heron Creek is looking up for Graciela Harper, despite the fact that every ghost within a fifty mile radius seems intent on sticking to her like glue - and not the weak Elmer's kind, either But with a sexy boyfriend, her old friends back in her life, and a great job prospect at one of the oldest plantations in the country, it's hard to complain.. -
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![Not Quite Clear by Lyla Payne]()
Not Quite Clear by Lyla Payne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is the 5th book in USAToday Bestselling Author Lyla Payne's LOWCOUNTRY MYSTERY series. It continues to follow Graciela Harper and her friends as she navigates ghosts, romance, in-laws, and the legal system in rural Heron Creek, SC... -
![Not Quite Mine by Lyla Payne]()
Not Quite Mine by Lyla Payne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife has settled back into some semblance of normal for Graciela Harper and her friends in Heron Creek. Of course for Gracie, that means a new ghost knocking on her door asking for favors. When she sees the spirit of a teenage girl who has been missing for over a year, Gracie knows she has to help, even if she would rather spend all day in bed with the mayor instead... -
![Not Quite Right by Lyla Payne]()
Not Quite Right by Lyla Payne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor the living, the dead, and the people stuck somewhere in between, Heron Creek has become a battleground. Graciela Harper might be new seeing ghosts, fighting curses, and just living with her old friends again, but there’s no doubt she’s on the front lines—and overwhelmed.Leo and Mel have been arrested. Amelia teeters on the edge of a deep depression that could cost her her child... -
![Cursed by Elise Noble]()
Cursed by Elise Noble
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRania Algafari never asked to be different, and when she escaped the war in Syria and moved to the UK, her only goal was to live her life in peace. Get up, go to work, avoid talking to the dead—that sort of thing... -
![Ghosts are People Too by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson]()
Ghosts are People Too by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen her best friend Gen comes from Birmingham for an extended visit, psychic medium Chantilly Adair can’t wait to show her Castleberry, Georgia. Excited to introduce her to what makes her hometown so unique, Chantilly plans to throw a party the size of Atlanta’s Mercedes Stadium... -
![The Haunting of Bregoli Estate by Alexandria Clarke]()
The Haunting of Bregoli Estate by Alexandria Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA lifelong legacy. A strange ability. A haunted island.Daisy’s heart breaks when Greg Bregoli, head of Bregoli Publishing, passes away, four years after she became a member of the Bregoli family. Then she learns that Greg has left everything—the business, the island, and the Bregoli Estate—to her. Competition leans in from all sides, but none so daunting as Byron Barnett, Daisy’s previous boss... -
![Circumstantial Evidence by Lisa Clark O'Neill]()
Circumstantial Evidence by Lisa Clark O'Neill
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSelected as a Best of 2015 by All About Romance Book Blog As Chief of Police in Sweetwater, South Carolina, Will Hawbaker has seen more than his share of violent crime. But none of it has prepared him for the aftereffects of a young boy dead at the hand of his mother’s boyfriend. And when the suspected killer turns up dead himself, it raises more questions... -
![Born on the 4th of July by Heather Graham]()
Born on the 4th of July by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA long Krewe of Hunters short story, or a short novella—approximately 20,000 words—Born on the 4th of July takes place as the holiday nears and comes upon us.Angela and Jackson and their adopted son Corby have headed with Adam Harrison and the ghost of his son, Josh, to pay tribute at the graves of Adam’s family. But while they’re there, the ghost of an old serviceman beckons to Angela... -
![Descend to Darkness by Heather Graham]()
Descend to Darkness by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham comes a new story in her Krewe of Hunters series…Angela Hawkins Crow awakens to find herself in total darkness. Despite her years as a Krewe agent, she is first seized with panic, but her life and her training kick in... -
![The Haunting of Daisy Dawkins Boxset: A Riveting Paranormal Mystery by Alexandria Clarke]()
The Haunting of Daisy Dawkins Boxset: A Riveting Paranormal Mystery by Alexandria Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCoyote IslandA dark secret, a secluded island, and nowhere to run.When author Daisy Dawkins hits a wall of writer’s block, she seeks out a retreat at the infamous Coyote Island, home of the reclusive publishing guru Greg Bregoli. Upon her arrival at Bregoli Estate, strange things begin happening to Daisy, but none of the other writers seem to notice the estate’s odder qualities... -
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![Murder at the Pumpkin Patch by London Lovett]()
Murder at the Pumpkin Patch by London Lovett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSunni Taylor's sisters, through their power of sisterly persuasion, have convinced her to host a Halloween costume party at Cider Ridge Inn. She's a little reluctant about the whole event and rightly worried about the actual ghost, who will, no doubt, be in attendance, but she decides to just relax and enjoy it... -
![Muffins & Magic by Polly Holmes]()
Muffins & Magic by Polly Holmes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat's a witch to do when faced with protecting the ones she loves against an unimaginable evil?Ever had one of those days when everything is going too well? When you have that sense that the other boot is about to drop? Welcome to my day.It's the Annual Saltwater Cove Show, and this year there are more rides, show bags, food stalls, and competitions than ever before... -
![The Great Diamond Caper by Maggie March]()
The Great Diamond Caper by Maggie March
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLucy is a human lie-detector. Her rescue dog Paco is a ghost whisperer. Together, they solve crime in this laugh-out-loud cozy mystery series!When a loyal customer asks Lucy to hide an engagement ring inside one of her famous apple walnut cream cheese muffins, Lucy is charmed... -
![Miracle Mountain by J.L. Bryan]()
Miracle Mountain by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the early nineteenth century, hungry gold prospectors descended on Miracle Mountain in north Georgia, ripping open the ancient wilderness, driven by dreams of glittering fortunes. Local legends tell of mysterious events, like a young girl who defied death after toppling from the mountain's treacherous waterfall... -
![The Last Crossing by Elizabeth Meyette]()
The Last Crossing by Elizabeth Meyette
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was the whistle of the train at midnight that signaled another ghost.Jesse Graham wants to concentrate on planning her wedding to Joe Riley. But try as she might, she can’t escape the spirits who haunt her. This time the ghost is Timmy, whose disappearance ten years earlier coincided with the abduction of several boys... -
![The Christmas Elf by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson]()
The Christmas Elf by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChristmas gifts come in all shapes and sizes and sometimes, in ways we least expect. In The Christmas Elf, An Angela Panther Mystery Holiday Short, psychic medium Angela Panther, her sidekick and best friend Mel, and celestial super sleuth Fran join forces to help a lost elf find its way back home... -
![Probable Paws by Corrine Winters]()
Probable Paws by Corrine Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmber the witch solves a purr-fect murder!It was just another quiet night in her tiny town when Ember McNair got word that the local security guard at the art museum had been knocked out.A priceless painting had been stolen.Against her better judgment, Ember promised her beau, Cedric, that she would respect his position as sheriff and stay out of the investigation.But then the painting showed up... -
![Sudden Paws by Corrine Winters]()
Sudden Paws by Corrine Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmber McNair faces her most furr-midable challenge yet!Ember should have known that after she tried to help her friend Kathy O’Connell get the courage she needed to leave her boyfriend, Steve Smits (noted mean food critic and notorious philanderer), that things would blow up in her face.Now Kathy is implicated in a murder charge after Steve is found dead after their conversation... -
![Tricky Paws by Corrine Winters]()
Tricky Paws by Corrine Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDing Dong the witch is dead!And now the whole town is filled with dread…This was not how Ember McNair imagined spending the days leading up to her wedding. It should have been the happiest time of her life. Instead, her tiny town was host to yet another unexplained death. This time, it’s the dark witch and perpetual thorn in everyone’s side, Cassandra... -
![Momentary Paws by Corrine Winters]()
Momentary Paws by Corrine Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnother murder in town is just clawful!It’s a purr-fectly good day for a murder. Or at least someone seems to think so in the tiny town of Couchemar, Louisiana. That’s the story that Ember McNair hears one morning from her bat shifter BFF.Apparently Natalie Gordon, the local divorcee with the looks to kill done went and got herself killed... -
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![Temporary Paws by Corrine Winters]()
Temporary Paws by Corrine Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA spirit is haunting Ember and her pub. You could say she’s got a paw-tergeist.But that’s not even the worst part. There’s another dead body that’s been found, this time in a nearby inn. The victim? A devious husband who left behind his jilted wife and cheated business partner... -
![Undesirable Situations by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson]()
Undesirable Situations by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMenopause, mayhem, and murder. Just a normal day for psychic medium Angela Panther.Thirty-five years ago, Genevieve Ryland stepped off the stage of her high school graduation and disappeared without a trace.For years her mother searched for her, hitting dead end after dead end. Now on her deathbed, she asks Angela to find the truth, find out what happened to her daughter... -
![Uncharted Territory by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson]()
Uncharted Territory by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGrab a latté, a box of Kleenex and a clean pair of panties. Carolyn Ridder Aspenson has done it again. —Lynn/Two Girls & a Book Suburban housewife Angela Panther didn't want to communicate with the dead, but the universe had other plans.. -
![The Haunting of Saxton Mansion by Roger Hayden]()
The Haunting of Saxton Mansion by Roger Hayden
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe complicated history of the Saxton house has been long forgotten. Few in the town of Cypress Creek even remember the house and what had occurred inside its walls decades before. In the present time, author Rob Hooper and his wife, Janet, are looking for a quiet place to live. The grandiose, isolated Victorian-style relic is everything they could want... -
![This Happened to Jessica by Michele Pariza Wacek]()
This Happened to Jessica by Michele Pariza Wacek
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow many more are going to die because you refuse to remember? Becca would like nothing better than to put the past behind her and focus on making Redemption her home. But what do you do when the past refuses to stay buried? Becca still can't remember the night sixteen-year-old Jessica disappeared from a party, never to be seen again... -
![The Dead Heat of Summer by Heather Graham]()
The Dead Heat of Summer by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham comes a new story in her Krewe of Hunters series…Casey Nicholson has always been a little bit sensitive, and she puts it to use in her shop in Jackson Square, where she reads tarot cards and tea leaves. She’s not a medium, but she can read people well...
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