"Bailey Ruth pulls out all the stops to reunite two pairs of lovers. Hart's amusing and vivacious ghostly sleuth ... puts her invisibility, her gusto and her sharp mind to good use in her latest outing." - Kirkus Reviews
GHOST WANTED
Author: Hart, Carolyn
Publisher:Berkley Hardcover
Pages: 304
Price ( Hardcover ): $25.95
Publication Date: October 2014
ISBN ( Hardcover ): 978-0425266151 Category: Fiction
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Ghostly gumshoe Bailey Ruth Raeburn of Heaven’s Department of Good Intentions is checking out a troubling disturbance in Adelaide, Oklahoma. But what seems at first like simple vandalism won’t be an open-and-shut case…
Bailey Ruth’s supervisor, Wiggins, is worried about a dear old friend. The ghost of elegant Lorraine Marlow haunts Adelaide’s college library. Known as the Lady of the Roses, she plays matchmaker, using the fragrant flowers to pair up students. But someone’s making mischief after hours, leaving roses strewn about the library, destroying a gargoyle, and stealing a valuable book. Concerned with Lorraine’s reputation among the living, Wiggins dispatches the irrepressible redhead Bailey Ruth to investigate.
Soon after her arrival, trouble begins to stack up. A campus security guard is shot by an intruder, and Bailey Ruth uncovers a catalog of evidence blaming a student for the crimes. As a ghost, she may not be all there, but even Bailey Ruth can decipher that something isn’t adding up. So with police preparing to make an arrest, the spirited detective must race against the clock to find the real culprit, because when justice is overdue, it takes more than death to stop Bailey Ruth Raeburn…
Publisher:Berkley Hardcover
Pages: 304
Price ( Hardcover ): $25.95
Publication Date: October 2014
ISBN ( Hardcover ): 978-0425266151 Category: Fiction
Available from your favorite bookseller:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Books a Million | Indiebound
Ghostly gumshoe Bailey Ruth Raeburn of Heaven’s Department of Good Intentions is checking out a troubling disturbance in Adelaide, Oklahoma. But what seems at first like simple vandalism won’t be an open-and-shut case…
Bailey Ruth’s supervisor, Wiggins, is worried about a dear old friend. The ghost of elegant Lorraine Marlow haunts Adelaide’s college library. Known as the Lady of the Roses, she plays matchmaker, using the fragrant flowers to pair up students. But someone’s making mischief after hours, leaving roses strewn about the library, destroying a gargoyle, and stealing a valuable book. Concerned with Lorraine’s reputation among the living, Wiggins dispatches the irrepressible redhead Bailey Ruth to investigate.
Soon after her arrival, trouble begins to stack up. A campus security guard is shot by an intruder, and Bailey Ruth uncovers a catalog of evidence blaming a student for the crimes. As a ghost, she may not be all there, but even Bailey Ruth can decipher that something isn’t adding up. So with police preparing to make an arrest, the spirited detective must race against the clock to find the real culprit, because when justice is overdue, it takes more than death to stop Bailey Ruth Raeburn…
Reviews of GHOST WANTED
Publishers Weekly
In MWA Grand Master Hart’s delightful fifth Bailey Ruth ghost novel (after 2013’s Ghost Gone Wild), the ghost of lady has been haunting the college library in Adelaide, Okla., for years. Her phantasmagorical mission is to spark romances between library patrons, which is a task she accomplishes by leaving roses for select individuals. But now, someone is copying her, placing roses throughout the library—and also vandalizing gargoyles and stealing books. Departed spirit Bailey Ruth Raeburn, of heaven’s Department of Good Intentions, is convinced that a live human being is behind the crimes. As she investigates, she has a few amusing and alarming run-ins with mortals who don’t know about heaven and the ghost world. She also tries to repair a decades-old heartbreak by brokering a romantic reconciliation between the library ghost and a ghost in heaven. The suspense of that amorous subplot is every bit as gripping as the 21st-century intrigue
Kirkus Reviews
Bailey Ruth pulls out all the stops to reunite two pairs of lovers. Hart's amusing and vivacious ghostly sleuth ... puts her invisibility, her gusto and her sharp mind to good use in her latest outing. Read the full review
"Ghost Wanted, the fifth addition to Hart’s heartwarming series, includes a missing diary, academic skullduggery, murder, ghostly matchmaking, and, of course, a generous dash of romance. Hart deftly imbues her love for her home state of Oklahoma in the series’ well-realized setting, and the book’s charming plot not only gives readers a hopeful glimpse of the rewards that wait in Heaven but also provides just enough down-to-earth detective work to keep cozy mystery fans happily engaged." - John Charles, for Reader to Reader
RT Book Reviews
Bailey is a charming and witty sleuth who uses creative crime-solving tactics, as she has no physical boundaries. Conflict comes in her inability to adhere to the heavenly rules, which often lands her in precarious and funny situations. Read the full review
Reader to Reader
Hart deftly imbues her love for her home state of Oklahoma in the series’ well-realized setting, and the book’s charming plot not only gives readers a hopeful glimpse of the rewards that wait in Heaven but also provides just enough down-to-earth detective work to keep cozy mystery fans happily engaged. Read the full review
Fresh Fiction
Carolyn Hart has created a group of characters you can't help but love in GHOST WANTED. Read the full review
Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine
This is a great concoction with humor and romance as well as murder and a dangerous killer on the loose. If you're looking for some fine seasonal entertainment with amusing ghosts rather than blood and gore, it's right here. Check it out. Read the full review
Lisa K's Book Review
This book was an excellent mystery, told from a view point I’ve never read before, which only served to make reading it more intriguing and irresistible. Ms. Hart’s writing is flawless and kept meT captured in the story straight through to the thrilling conclusion.
Lesa's Book Critiques
If you like a little romance, a little humor, and a paranormal touch to your mysteries, check out Carolyn Hart's charming Ghost Wanted. Bailey Ruth is a ghost with a heart, and a nose for trouble. Read the full review
BookReporter.com
The ghost of elegant Lorraine Marlow haunts Adelaide’s college library. Known as the Lady of the Roses, she plays matchmaker, using the fragrant flowers to pair up students. But someone’s making mischief after hours, leaving roses strewn about the library, destroying a gargoyle and stealing a valuable book. Concerned with Lorraine’s reputation among the living, Bailey Ruth’s supervisor, Wiggins, dispatches the ghostly gumshoe to investigate.. Read the full review
In MWA Grand Master Hart’s delightful fifth Bailey Ruth ghost novel (after 2013’s Ghost Gone Wild), the ghost of lady has been haunting the college library in Adelaide, Okla., for years. Her phantasmagorical mission is to spark romances between library patrons, which is a task she accomplishes by leaving roses for select individuals. But now, someone is copying her, placing roses throughout the library—and also vandalizing gargoyles and stealing books. Departed spirit Bailey Ruth Raeburn, of heaven’s Department of Good Intentions, is convinced that a live human being is behind the crimes. As she investigates, she has a few amusing and alarming run-ins with mortals who don’t know about heaven and the ghost world. She also tries to repair a decades-old heartbreak by brokering a romantic reconciliation between the library ghost and a ghost in heaven. The suspense of that amorous subplot is every bit as gripping as the 21st-century intrigue
Kirkus Reviews
Bailey Ruth pulls out all the stops to reunite two pairs of lovers. Hart's amusing and vivacious ghostly sleuth ... puts her invisibility, her gusto and her sharp mind to good use in her latest outing. Read the full review
"Ghost Wanted, the fifth addition to Hart’s heartwarming series, includes a missing diary, academic skullduggery, murder, ghostly matchmaking, and, of course, a generous dash of romance. Hart deftly imbues her love for her home state of Oklahoma in the series’ well-realized setting, and the book’s charming plot not only gives readers a hopeful glimpse of the rewards that wait in Heaven but also provides just enough down-to-earth detective work to keep cozy mystery fans happily engaged." - John Charles, for Reader to Reader
RT Book Reviews
Bailey is a charming and witty sleuth who uses creative crime-solving tactics, as she has no physical boundaries. Conflict comes in her inability to adhere to the heavenly rules, which often lands her in precarious and funny situations. Read the full review
Reader to Reader
Hart deftly imbues her love for her home state of Oklahoma in the series’ well-realized setting, and the book’s charming plot not only gives readers a hopeful glimpse of the rewards that wait in Heaven but also provides just enough down-to-earth detective work to keep cozy mystery fans happily engaged. Read the full review
Fresh Fiction
Carolyn Hart has created a group of characters you can't help but love in GHOST WANTED. Read the full review
Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine
This is a great concoction with humor and romance as well as murder and a dangerous killer on the loose. If you're looking for some fine seasonal entertainment with amusing ghosts rather than blood and gore, it's right here. Check it out. Read the full review
Lisa K's Book Review
This book was an excellent mystery, told from a view point I’ve never read before, which only served to make reading it more intriguing and irresistible. Ms. Hart’s writing is flawless and kept meT captured in the story straight through to the thrilling conclusion.
Lesa's Book Critiques
If you like a little romance, a little humor, and a paranormal touch to your mysteries, check out Carolyn Hart's charming Ghost Wanted. Bailey Ruth is a ghost with a heart, and a nose for trouble. Read the full review
BookReporter.com
The ghost of elegant Lorraine Marlow haunts Adelaide’s college library. Known as the Lady of the Roses, she plays matchmaker, using the fragrant flowers to pair up students. But someone’s making mischief after hours, leaving roses strewn about the library, destroying a gargoyle and stealing a valuable book. Concerned with Lorraine’s reputation among the living, Bailey Ruth’s supervisor, Wiggins, dispatches the ghostly gumshoe to investigate.. Read the full review
