Adult Ghost Mysteries

A mysterious lodger; strange noises from beneath the backyard; the truth about the death of his father. These are the things that keep Crispin Constable up at night. Ever since his mother took in Dick Duggan, Crispin has known something is not right, but what? What is Duggan hiding in his safely guarded trunk? And more importantly, what is causing the thunderous ripping sound beneath the garden in the Constable’s very own backyard?

When sixteen-year-old Paige Preston and her mother relocated to Dead Lake, Michigan, they were unaware that a seventeen-year-old previous resident of their house had killed himself by jumping off a cliff into the lake six months earlier. But was it really suicide? Noah Snyder is a ghost. At least he thinks so. Only he's not sure how he died. He recruits the cute Paige to help him get to the bottom of the mystery so he can move on.

Murder by Cannonball? The annual re-enactment of the famous Civil War battle in Stillwater has the ghost Colonel Augustus Monroe in a tither. He and Moody, the cat, commiserate on the battlefield as preparations begin. And tempers are flaring within the re-enactment camp as to who will play which role. The only solution...murder. Mazie and Fern's mother also pays a visit and brings along her grumpy boyfriend George. Moody wants to poo in his shirt pocket, and that's the nicest anyone feels towards him. ***Learn what happens when the witch sisters and Moody must match wits with a murderer***

Cursed Antiquity: The Ancient Dagger Brutus Used to Kill Caesar Cecilia and Clarence are on the hunt for a cursed antique being used to kill the mayors of a small town. However, the illusive relic disappears after each murder. And little do they know, this artifact has significant historical value attached to it. Flushing out the artifact may put one of our heroes in danger, while possibly turning the other one homicidal. Find out what happens in the third book in this exciting mystical series.

Sixteen-year-old Ellie is dead, and now she's a ghost, trapped in the house she once called home. As her family grieves her loss, Ellie is left with haunting questions: Why can't she move on? What is keeping her tied to this place? And most of all—what really happened to her?

When John brings his new college girlfriend, Emmy, home to meet his reclusive and isolated sister, Leah, (both having lost their parents and guardian grandmother), he finds her jealous, disrespectful, and dangerously possessive of him. Despite his and Emmy’s efforts to win her approval, Leah, with the aid of the dark spirits that dwell in the forest surrounding their remote cabin, will try anything within her (and their) power to sever the relationship. When people start to go missing, it becomes disturbingly clear to John that his sister is more than just a lonely country girl that ...

Artemisia is training to be a Gray Sister, tasked with cleansing the bodies of the dead so that their souls can pass on; otherwise, they will rise as spirits with a hunger for the living. When her convent is attacked, Artemisia defends it by awakening a revenant. Wielding this ancient spirit’s extraordinary power almost consumes her–but only a vespertine, a priestess trained to wield a revenant, has any chance of saving Loraille.

In The Ghost Runner, Kat is still in Lithia, trying not to see Roman’s face everywhere she looks. It’s not easy, but she tries to move on. She starts taking classes at the local college, keeps up with her job at the running store, and is beginning a relationship with Alex. Yet, Kat’s past is never far behind, and as old ghosts begin to catch up with her, she finds herself fighting to defend the things she believes in, from the hope of a new family to the deeply wooded forests that she has begun to call home.

Timothy Beale isn't crazy, he hopes, but he is seeing things behind the wallpaper in his bedroom. Every night. The secret messages and neon-blue lights, leaking out from underneath the picture frame, mean something, he is certain. Just what they are trying to tell him remains a mystery, but he is sure that if he doesn't find out quick something very bad is going to happen.

Mysterious murders, shadowy figures, and high school. Life can be hard, death can be harder. Cole Harper is dead. Reynold McCabe is alive and free. Mihko Laboratories has reopened the research facility and works to manufacture and weaponize the illness that previously plagued Wounded Sky. People are missing. The community has been quarantined. What deal did Eva strike with Choch? Who will defeat Reynold and Mihko? Time is running out.

Even a savior sometimes needs a champion. Dulce had gained a reputation as a positive, cheerful seer during the decline of one of the great magical nations. Two years after the death of her champion and best friend, she has become a completely different person who wishes only for the end so that the suffering will stop. Draven is perhaps the least likely champion to remind Dulce of how wonderful life can be, but that is the task presented to him. Never much for talking, he finds himself in a strange predicament that forces him to finally speak the thoughts he has always kept to himself. Is ...

Award-winning author R. L. Weeks brings you Raven's Ghost - Book Two in the young adult victorian paranormal mystery series. Another serial killer is raising hell on the streets of London and Raven believes it's all her fault. All the victims have blonde hair and blue eyes like her, and the killer is none other than her uncle. His mind had been warped and twisted by heartbreak and betrayal and his hatred for women is driving him to kill more and more each week. Raven wants to stop him at all costs. However, there is one big problem standing in her way.

Aiden and his mother have second sight, a trait passed on through generations of their family in Ireland. All of the stories in this short collection are adaptions from "Give Them Unquiet Dreams," a mystery about the paranormal, secrets, and the abiding power of love. "Give Them Unquiet Dreams" was named one of the Best Books of 2019 by Kirkus Reviews. James Mulhern has published short stories in literary journals over forty times. He was recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize in Fiction.

Eighteen-year-old Maya has always known the rules for banishing ghosts - but she never imagined she'd be banishing the ghost of her ex-girlfriend, Alana. After years of emotional abuse, Maya finally finds the courage to break up with Alana, stranding her on the remote trail where they'd been hiking. Seeking space, Maya flees her Los Angeles hometown for her older sister's lake house. The sleepy small town of Lake Ember feels like the perfect place to heal; at least, until Alana turns up dead right on her doorstep. Alana's ghost appears, desperate to come back to life, and blackmails Maya.

Fifteen-year-old James McCafferty is an unwilling sailor aboard a traditional Chinese junk operated as adventure therapy for troubled teens. Once at sea, James believes the ship is being taken over by the spirits of courtiers who fled the Imperial palace during the Ming Dynasty more than 600 years earlier and sailing to its doom. A psychological nautical adventure with strong historical and paranormal elements.

A bustling festival, a shocking murder… and a tearoom owner bound to the past—literally. Sidmouth’s Folk Festival is the highlight of the summer, and the owner of the town’s Jane Austen-themed tearoom, Trinity Bishop, is ready for a week of lively music, busy crowds, and endless cups of tea. But when the festival’s director is found dead, the festive atmosphere turns uneasy, and Trinity once again finds herself tangled in a murder investigation. With DI Cormac O’Malley determined to keep her out of police business, and festival-goers whispering rumors of jealousy, rivalry, and ...

Winter break in England is not turning out as relaxing as I’d hoped. I’m a 17-year-old kid, walking down a deserted road in the middle of the night in a foreign country. All alone, except for a friend who is haunted, possessed, and prone to panic attacks. I really ought to have kept up better with my magical training.

If you liked If I Stay by Gayle Forman or The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, check this story out! The only thing Drew remembers about his life is the moment of his death. Leaving his life and his memories behind, Drew thinks that he is on his way to heaven as he follows the pull of fate. Instead, he finds himself witnessing the birth of a baby girl, Aurora. He immediately feels a strong connection to her. He can’t leave her. Thus, Drew becomes an invisible observer of her world as a ghost and Aurora becomes haunted by him. Unable to remember how he died and not knowing why he feels that ...

Psychic Training: A Mary Jameson Short Story Emerging from the malevolent shadows of The Rainbow Unit, Mary Jameson’s journey through the spectral realm takes an electrifying turn. With her newfound psychic powers, she stands on the edge of a world unknown. The wicked Dr. Sinclair’s plans lay in ruins, but the echoes of her dark schemes still exist. Although she’s free, Mary’s friends from The Unit are lost to her, but Errol, Mary’s wise and charming spirit companion still remains. He promises to guide her through the maze of her abilities so she can save them. But can Errol help ...

From its creepy town mascot to the story of its cursed waterfall, Burden Falls is a small town dripping with superstition. Ava Thorn knows this well - since the horrific accident she witnessed a year ago, she's been plagued by nightmares. But when her school nemesis is brutally murdered and Ava is the primary suspect, she starts to wonder if the legends surrounding the town are more fact than fiction.