Ghost Town Mystery

A child is missing. The father is desperate. Can a stranger find a way to unravel the clues? When five-year old Anna Burke goes missing in the rugged mountains of Wolf Creek Pass, can a stranger understand the clues and find her? To survive the pain and loss of her own daughter’s kidnapping and murder, Layne Youngman has closed her heart to everything but helping others find their missing children. As she begins her search, it appears nearly everyone has a secret. Rhys Burke is struggling to survive a bitter divorce. When Anna disappears while in his care, he is consumed with guilt and ...

A haunted hotel and a missing briefcase… what could possibly go wrong? It’s almost Halloween and former chef turned private investigator Guy Vanduex and his partner in crime-solving Sylvia Parker go to the Ghost Inn to experience a haunted attraction. But when a briefcase mysteriously disappears, Vanduex and Parker are enlisted to find it in the eerie hotel. It seems simple enough, but when footsteps are heard in unoccupied rooms, lights flicker and switch off—and enthusiastic ghost hunters attempt a séance and ghost hunt, things turn from simple to plain old spooky. Join Guy Vanduex...

When Joanna sees a ghost in her kitchen, she can no longer ignore her psychic gift. To find peace, she'll need to catch a killer. Joanna Davis never dreamed she would spend her 50’s divorced and alone in an old house, but renovating the kitchen helped her get a fresh start. As she moves on to other rooms in her house, the project takes an unexpected turn when a ghost appears. Though Joanna has been able to see and hear ghosts since she was 10, she's ignored the gift. This time, it's too much for Joanna to avoid when the ghost reveals she's from the neighborhood and the killer is still on ...

I’ve just moved to the legendary Haven Hollow to start the next chapter of my life… My name is Sydney Blackstone, better known as The Sandman. After losing my wife two years ago and getting lost in grief ever since, I decided I needed to start over. So, I find myself in Haven Hollow, where I plan to open my own mattress store, Sandman Syd’s. Almost as soon as I move to Haven Hollow, though, I realize my work is cut out for me—someone is having not only bad dreams but dangerous ones. As the Sandman, it’s my responsibility to relieve this sleeper of whatever night terror is after ...

This Sweet and Toasty Holiday Bundle Includes: Deputy Bear When her boyfriend betrays her, Harper Brown leaves and starts a new life on Fate Mountain. Living in her grandfather's rustic hunting cabin is a lot better than being miserable. Until her new boss turns up dead. Knox Carter can't believe his fated mate is a murder suspect. Now he's under orders to avoid her while he tries to prove she didn't kill anyone. Can Knox find the real culprits in time? And can Harper tell him the secret that will make them an instant family? Cowboy Bear's Christmas Surprise Connor Milton has given up ...

Mysterious murders, where the victims are drained of all blood, are plaguing Hazelville and newbie witch Rory Wiltz is on the case. She learns that vampires are real after all and that they're back in town. With the help of her best friend Scott and her boyfriend Hunter, Rory is determined to put a stop to the murders and protect her town. But the werewolves have other ideas. Sheriff Luke Wilder tells Rory and her friends to mind their own business and leave the policing to him.

 On top of that, Rory's long-forgotten great-aunt visits Hazelville and she wants what she believes is ...

Her bitter breakup has soured Bodie Jardine on men. But after eighteen months of nothing but work, she's ready to think about life after her ex. She's seen Tucker Ferguson, owner of the hardware store, around town. When they find themselves working side by side on the Boathouse Project to spruce up the old eyesore and give it a new look, their attraction to each other is unmistakable. But just when they're settling in, getting to know each other better, the past comes roaring back to haunt the entire town when bodies are found lodged in a concrete pillar. Identifying the victims means ...

Documentary filmmaker Alice Lindstedt has been obsessed with the vanishing residents of the old mining town, dubbed “The Lost Village,” since she was a little girl. In 1959, her grandmother’s entire family disappeared in this mysterious tragedy, and ever since, the unanswered questions surrounding the only two people who were left—a woman stoned to death in the town center and an abandoned newborn—have plagued her. She’s gathered a small crew of friends in the remote village to make a film about what really happened.

After being placed in witness protection, Ruby Shaw and her daughter move to the former ghost town of Paradise, Arizona, which is nothing like its name implies. The US marshal handling their case has this advice: Fly under the radar—but that’s difficult to do after their neighbor is murdered. ==================== New Yorker Ruby Shaw arrives in a hillside town in Arizona with a brand-new name, a duffel bag on her shoulder, and her daughter, Allie, at her side. Before arriving, Ruby witnesses a murder that lands her in the witness protection program. That decision means she’s gone from...

Stolen charms. A mysterious woman running for mayor. Can beginner’s magic save an ill-fated land? Novice witch Sarah Spellwood wants to grow her powers and protect her village. But to win over a cunning fox familiar who can improve her gifts, she must learn who’s behind Witchland’s missing good luck. And when the small community’s misfortunes multiply, she’s in a race against time to save the residents from themselves. As accusations fly, Sarah is shocked to discover a greedy poacher hunts her would-be spirit guide. And with tensions already bubbling over, the witchy wolf-shifter ...

Sixteen-year-old Matt Wheeler never expected that moving to a sleepy lakeside town in Idaho would thrust him into a nightmare. Still grieving the death of his mother, Matt finds his life further upended when he starts seeing the ghost of Kelli Sullivan, a local girl who went missing weeks before his arrival. Kelli appears only to Matt at midnight hovering in the fog above the lake—trapped between this world and the next, desperate for the truth to surface. As Matt dives into the mystery of Kelli’s death, he forms an unlikely group of friends: Hal Murren, a tough, blue-collar kid with a ...

A haunted mansion, a missing dog, and a psychic sleuth caught in the middle… Danika Dreary’s finally adulting and settling into life in Mystique, running her new-age shop and enjoying her potential romance with Ryker Van Allan. Between tarot readings and teaching her cat Sashay to select crystals, she’s finally found her groove—as long as she avoids anything ghostly. But once kooky socialite Adelaide Worthington bursts into La Casa during Danika’s date—apparently, the Universe won’t even let her finish her enchiladas in peace—wailing about her haunted mansion, Danika’s ...

Mystery of Bloodsworth Manor is a must read for fans of Gothic suspense and paranormal fiction. Nothing is as it seems. 16-year-old Claire McKenna and her sister, Lauren, have been stuck in a group foster home for teens for nine miserable months. When a prominent family in Gallows Point, MA requests guardianship, it gives Claire hope that her life will be semi-normal again. Those hopes are shattered soon after arriving to Bloodsworth Manor when her sister disappears. Evidence suggests Lauren ran away, but when Claire learns of a similar disappearance that occurred in the town five years ...

In a quest for a simpler life, Helen and Nate have abandoned the comforts of suburbia to take up residence on 44 acres of rural land where they will begin the ultimate, aspirational do-it-yourself project: building the house of their dreams. When they discover that this beautiful property has a dark and violent past, Helen, a former history teacher, becomes consumed by the local legend of Hattie Breckenridge, a woman who lived and died there a century ago.

🍏 Murder, Jam, and Apple Pie: A Killer Festival in Julian 🍏 Public health inspector Emily Greene expected Apple Day to be all about pie judging and jam-tasting—not murder. But when Margaret Harlow, the sharp-tongued director of Julian’s retirement home, drops dead from poisoned custard apple jelly, Emily’s inner sleuth kicks into high gear. With a knack for pie charts and pie crusts, Emily can’t resist the mystery—despite grumpy Detective Rachel Harris warning her off. Luckily, she’s got her sarcastic tabby Whiskers and a too-charming ghost named Kaius tagging along for ...

A year had passed since the case of Lady Louise Rafferty had been solved, and it was time to return to Holiday Corner to celebrate the holidays with friends. Upon arriving at Mistletoe Manor, Celeste and Hayley are pleased to see that so far it appears their wish has indeed come true - a holiday without the appearance of ghosts. One night, Celeste comes up with an idea to approach the owner of Tinsel & Toys; Tinsel Adams. She reaches out to him to see if she could purchase enough of his handmade toys for each of the children staying at the Manor. Instead of selling them, he insists he is ...

In the vein of The Lovely Bones and The Little Friend, Ghosts of the Missing follows the mysterious disappearance of a 12-year-old girl during a town parade and the reverberations of this tragedy throughout the town.

Shelby Wolfe doesn’t believe in ghosts, but the one who asks her to solve his murder doesn’t care. River towns—even ones named Goose Lick—have their charm. For recently divorced Shelby, Goose Lick also has extended family, which is just what she needs. It also has an old police station/former hotel for sale cheap, and Shelby knows all about rehabbing old buildings. But when the former and now deceased police chief appears with his claims of murder, she realizes she’s gotten more than she bargained for. The chief died of carbon monoxide poisoning, and the town is evenly divided on ...

It’s Christmastime in the quiet Los Angeles County city of Vista Beach, home of computer programmer and tole-painting enthusiast Aurora (Rory) Anderson. The magic of the season fills the air as residents enjoy school concerts, a pier lighting ceremony and the annual sand-snowman contest. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Rory plans on painting ornaments to sell at the local craft fair and joining in on the holiday fun. But she finds the season anything but jolly after the house across the street is torn down, revealing a decades old crime. Past meets present when her father is ...

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity… Or, at least, that’s what Albert Einstein said. But I’m not sure I believe it because it seems everything in my life has gone to heck, but I have yet to find an opportunity in any of it. Things are going so bad, in fact, that I’m wondering if I’ve been cursed. Of course, I don’t really have any enemies, so who in the world would want to curse me? Not only that, but Wanda insists I’m not cursed so maybe this bad luck is just exactly that… bad luck? Well, one thing I do know is that life would be a whole heck of a lot easier if I ...