This author delves into intricate stories and historical motifs, often set against the evocative backdrop of old cemeteries. Her writing style is characterized by vivid descriptions and a unique ability to bring the past to life, frequently weaving supernatural elements into her mystery plots. Drawing inspiration from the rich history and art found within burial grounds, she crafts compelling characters who navigate the space between the living and the dead. Her work explores layers of human history and emotion.
Pepper has been able to communicate with dead people since she hit her head on a gravestone. This time, she's contacted by the ghosts of Eliot Ness and Al Capone. But even after she does as Ness asks, she discovers a more recent set of crimes she must solve.
Evie Barnum is in charge of her brother's museum, a place teeming with scientific specimens and wonders, including Jeffrey, the Lizard Man. When an old friend shows up and begs for her help, but is then found dead in front of the exhibit of the Feejee Mermaid, suspicion for the murder falls on Jeffrey, and Evie becomes determined to solve the mystery of her friend's murder.
When her scientist friend Dan is kidnapped and those responsible demand that she steal the remains of Chester Goodshot Gomez, a sharpshootin' star performer, reluctant medium Pepper Martin embarks on a wild ride to save her friend and catch a killer. Original.
Former cemetery tour guide and reluctant medium Pepper Martin is thrilled when she gets her job back — with a promotion. But her new position is turning out to be more than she can handle, especially with the dead clamoring for her attention… As Garden View Cemetery’s new community relations manager, Pepper is feeling overwhelmed with planning the annual party to attract new sponsors. Luckily, some of the cemetery’s permanent residents have volunteered to give Pepper a ghostly hand, and she’s not about to turn away the help. But when a murdered ghost starts leaving puddles everywhere, Pepper quickly finds her newly acquired free time occupied. The dead man is her ex-boyfriend Quinn’s former partner Jack Haggarty — and he isn’t going away until Pepper figures out the real reason behind his murder. And while Quinn recently had a brush with the afterlife, he still isn’t ready to accept Pepper’s abilities — or offer his skills as a detective. Now, Pepper has to convince Quinn she’s the real deal and investigate Jack’s death — before someone else meets their end in a watery grave...
What happened to a teenager named Lucy one night in 1966 after a Beatles concert? She rushed the stage, kissed Paul, started home with her friends, and was never seen again — until cemetery guide and unintentional PI to the dead Pepper Martin sees her as a ghost. Lucy's spirit can't rest in peace until her body is found and buried. But how will Pepper track down a missing corpse after forty-five years?
Pepper Martin, a cemetery tour guide with the ability to communicate with the dead, unexpectedly encounters rock legend Damon Curtis, who seeks her help to uncover the truth behind his mysterious death in 1971. As she delves into the past, Pepper must navigate the world of rock music and its secrets while dealing with Damon's insistence that his former bandmate, Vinnie Pallucci, is the murderer. With a mix of intrigue and nostalgia, she finds herself drawn into a quest that blurs the lines between the living and the dead.
After a head injury, a former wealthy girl turned cemetery tour guide gains the ability to see and hear ghosts. Among them is Didi Bowman, who seeks Pepper's help to expose her famous author sister, Merilee, for wrongdoing. This predicament places Pepper in a moral dilemma: revealing the truth could shatter the hearts of Merilee's fans, while failing to help Didi might result in the ghost's eternal presence. The story combines elements of mystery and supernatural humor as Pepper navigates her unusual situation.
An amateur sleuth who can talk to the dead takes on a murdered gangster as a her first case in a “clever, intelligent and well written” mystery (Washington Times). She sees dead people Beautiful, smart, and chic, Pepper Martin never had to work a day in her life—until her surgeon daddy was convicted of fraud, her wealthy fiancé took a powder, and the family fortune ran bone dry. Suddenly desperate, the inexperienced ex-rich girl was forced to take the only job she could get: as a tour guide in a cemetery. But a grave situation took a turn for the worse when a head-on collision with a headstone left her with an unwanted ability to communicate with the disgruntled deceased . . . and now Pepper has a whacked Mafia don demanding that she hunt down his killers—and threatening to haunt her until she does. “Fresh and sassy.” —Publishers Weekly “A spooky mystery, a spunky heroine, and sparkling wit!” —Kerrelyn Sparks, USA Today–bestselling author of How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire “There’s not a ghost of a chance you’ll be able to put this book down.” —Emilie Richards, USA Today–bestselling author of Woman without a Name “Carrie of Sex in the City going Six Feet Under with The Sopranos. Hip, original, out-of-this world fun!” —Laura Bradley, author of Sprayed Stiff “Fabulous! One of the funniest books I’ve read this year. Or last year, come to think of it.” —Mary Janice Davidson, New York Times–bestselling author of Undead AF