An Open Spook

An Open Spook

About the Book

In an all-new novella in E.J. Copperman’s “funny, charming, and thoroughly enjoyable” (Spinetingler Magazine) series, the storm of the century bears down on the haunted guesthouse, and stirs up a gale of memories for a troubled ghost.

Haunted guesthouse owner Alison Kerby may have only recently discovered her ability to communicate with ghosts, but for her mother Loretta, it’s been a lifelong gift. As Alison prepares her Jersey Shore guesthouse for what promises to be a huge storm, Loretta helps out by tackling a different issue when the winds blow in an unexpected visitor: the ghost of Sgt. Robert Elliot. His request? Help him find the POW bracelet from the Vietnam War that bears his name. But no sooner does Elliot make his appeal than he suddenly disappears, cutting off contact, and leaving Loretta to wonder...why here? Why now? And why the vanishing act?

The answers begin to materialize when Alison’s lone remaining guest shows up unwittingly holding a clue to the case—on his wrist. A coincidence? Hardly. And Loretta has good reason to believe that the sergeant’s spirit has a secret he’s yet to share. Something he’s been holding on to for more than forty years. Something he’s dying to put to rest.

Includes a preview of the next Haunted Guesthouse Mystery, The Thrill of the Haunt

Praise for the series:

“[For] fans of Charlaine Harris.”—Julia Spencer-Fleming
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A Haunted Guesthouse Mystery Series

Spouse on Haunted Hill
Ghost in the Wind
Inspector Specter
The Thrill of the Haunt
An Open Spook
Chance of a Ghost
A Wild Ghost Chase
Old Haunts
AN Uninvited Ghost
Night of the Living Deed
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About the Author

E.J. Copperman
E. J. Copperman is the Barry Award–winning, national bestselling author of the Haunted Guesthouse Mysteries, the Mysterious Detective series, the Agent to the Paws Mysteries, and with Jeff Cohen, the Asperger’s Mysteries. More by E.J. Copperman
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