Ghost: An Andrea Kelley Mystery (The Archivist Book 1)

Yesterday, her BFF didn't believe her. She'd give anything for it to be yesterday again.

When archivist Andrea Kelley scores a sweet rental in Charleston, WV, she discovers it's already occupied. But the early rising, bacon-loving ghost of six-year-old Billie Mae makes for a tolerable roommate-until two missing kids are found dead at a nearby lake.

Detective William Taka is pretty sure his BFF is losing the plot, until Billie Mae throws a haunting hissy fit even the neighbors notice. Taka's gut tells him the deaths are related-but Billie Mae's mother confessed to her murder thirteen years ago. The case is closed. And she's in prison for life.

Driven by Taka's encouragement and Billie Mae's phantom fury, Andrea digs into the strange circumstances surrounding the little girl's death. Using her considerable research skills and workplace connections, she soon discovers a frustrating lack of evidence. Billie Mae's mother might be innocent.

Which means the real killer is still at large...and way too close to home.

Modern Southern Gothic meets Sleuthing Procedural in this atmospheric murder mystery.
Typical violence for genre. LGTBQ-friendly. Diversity.

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National Indie Excellence Award Finalist for New Fiction

Winner of a Royal Palm Literary Award from The Florida Writers Association.
From the judges: "This will appeal to hardcore mystery readers who want a dead body at the beginning of the mystery, not halfway through the book."

"GHOST is a delicious, sun-drenched, frightening delight. If you like stories rich in setting and characters rich in personality, you can't go wrong. Get it " - Rachel Caine, NYT bestselling author of the Stillhouse Lake series

"Genre-crossing, it is part paranormal, part crime thriller, with the emphasis probably more on the latter. Some of the setpiece scenes and supernatural sequences are genuinely atmospheric, and when avoiding digression, Elle is engrossing. The language is good, the book itself extremely well presented...I believe that if you settle down for a long read without any distractions, and you fancy the cross-genre of this book, you'll find Ghost a rewarding read." Reviewer Matt McAvoy