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Mr. Tumble is so glad that his daughter, Anna, is free of the shade's spell. Unfortunately, there is a new shade on the loose sending all agents of E.G.A.D.S. into high alert. A mouse shade called Mousse to be precise. A ghost distress signal sends Mr. Tumble and his partner on a ghost rescue mission. Will they succeed or will this shade have a new ghost prisoner?

Uneasy and bored with life on the ship, Seamus decides it's time to do what he's been avoiding for decades of Earth Time. Though he knows his wife and best friend teamed up to murder him, there are things about the crime he doesn't understand, as well as emotions he hasn't yet been able to face. With fellow Dead Detective Ronnie to assist, Seamus returns to 1953 to face his memories and answer questions that remain about his death. In a world much...

Ben has just been invited to the birthday party of the year. The only catch is that you have to come in costume. Luckily, Ben knows just the place to buy the perfect mask- that cool new store Frightville. It sells all sorts of spooky and one-of-a-kind items. But when Ben puts on the mask he finds at Frightville, suddenly he has the ability to see strange and ominous creatures lurking all around him. Is it his imagination, or are they real?

A ghost hunter. A demon cat. A grim history revealed. Laurel Downing is in a bad spot. She needs to get her Nana out of an abysmal assisted living center, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. With the help of her demon cat, Thickety, she agrees to put her ghost-hunting mettle back to the test after a horrific accident nearly claims the life of her best friend. Ghosts are drawn to Laurel, and like her Nana says, with any great gift comes a great responsibility. When...

Matt followed all his gran's advice and got the job in the bookshop. He enjoyed it there, but there was something very strange about one of the customers. That's if she really was a customer – and actually existed. This 3300 word short story is also published in one of Patsy's many themed collections of short stories, each of which contains 24 stories.

Allie Nichols, "Ghost Magnet," has only just finished sixth grade, but already she's grappled with her fair share of adventure: three ghosts have sought her help in less than two months. Now that summer has finally arrived, Allie is ready for a break. Too bad ghosts don't know about summer vacation. When a new spirit causes Allie to babble incomprehensibly at rehearsals for her town's first pageant, she and her best friend, Dub, know they have another...

Visit the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina with twelve-year-old Lillia Pameroy as a cold case file from over 100 years ago is reopened!Lillia and her Grandaunt Nora arrive at the estate just as it is about to celebrate its famous history. At the same time, a cold case investigation is reopened. The disappearance of a little girl over 100 years ago, her bloodied cape the only clue left behind.Lillia soon realizes that it's not just tourists who are...

The Spirits Of Exeter House Are Restless... Facing tough times, private investigator Harlan Ulrich takes a job looking after a historic downtown building as a favor to an old acquaintance who's out on business. Settling into the elegant Exeter House for a weeklong stay, Ulrich's apartment is beautifully furnished and situated on the top floor, giving him a great view of the city. At first, he thinks it a wonderful opportunity. He's got plenty of...

Jack Sparks died while writing this book. It was no secret that journalist Jack Sparks had been researching the occult for his new book. No stranger to controversy, he'd already triggered a furious Twitter storm by mocking an exorcism he witnessed. Then there was that video: forty seconds of chilling footage that Jack repeatedly claimed was not of his making, yet was posted from his own YouTube account. Nobody knew what happened to Jack in the days...

As culinary queen Angie Amalfi-Smith starts a new phase of her life with a husband and a home to call her own, one long-time problem still plagues her: finding a job, or business, or service, or anything that will make her feel as if her days are productive as well as rewarding. When she stumbles upon a fresh idea for a livelihood with her best friend, Connie Rogers, her culinary prospects begin looking up. But no sooner does she think that, than...