Second Hand Ghosts - Box Set 1
(2013)(A book in the Second Hand Ghosts series)
An omnibus of novels by Gillian Larkin
A collection of five short ghost mysteries.
Not all the visitors to 'Second Hand Rose' are alive.
The Final Bet - Rose owns a shop called 'Second Hand Rose'. Not all of the customers are alive; some are ghosts that ask Rose to help them with their unfinished business. Kate works with Rose and doesn't know anything about the ghosts until Rose asks for her help. Kate has a young child and doesn't want ghosts hanging around her, so she says no to Rose.
But then something happens and Kate has no choice but to help the first ghost that needs her assistance.
The Lost Baby - The owner of 'Second Hand Rose' has died. Before she died she asked Kate to help her with her other business: that of assisting ghosts who need help.
In this second story, a ghost is looking for her lost baby. The ghost was told that her baby had died at birth - but she just knows this isn't true. Kate is so upset by the ghost's plight that she agrees to help her. Kate has no idea of the tragedy that she is about to unravel.
The Last Laugh - In this third story, Kate meets a teenage boy who fell from a bridge. He's surprised to find out that his mum has given away his most treasured possessions and thinks he did something wrong when he was alive. Kate hopes this will be a straight forward case of clearing up a misunderstanding, but an evil soul collector is after the young boy and he's determined to stop Kate helping him.
The Hidden Picture - In this fourth book, a pile of paintings are brought into the shop - along with the artist ghost. The ghost asks Kate to find his one true love, Sally Braithwaite, as he needs to say sorry for what he did to her. He won't tell Kate what he did until she finds Sally.
All Kate has to do now is find Sally based on a picture drawn years ago...
The 7th Birthday Party - In this fifth book, Carol finds a box full of birthday decorations and suggests that Kate use them for her daughter's upcoming party. Kate checks for ghosts and can't feel that any are attached to the box. She takes the box home.
On the drive home, her daughter, Emily, tells her that there is a ghost in the car with them. A ghost of a little girl.
Do the party decorations belong to her? How did she die? And why can't Kate see this ghost?
Genre: Horror
Not all the visitors to 'Second Hand Rose' are alive.
The Final Bet - Rose owns a shop called 'Second Hand Rose'. Not all of the customers are alive; some are ghosts that ask Rose to help them with their unfinished business. Kate works with Rose and doesn't know anything about the ghosts until Rose asks for her help. Kate has a young child and doesn't want ghosts hanging around her, so she says no to Rose.
But then something happens and Kate has no choice but to help the first ghost that needs her assistance.
The Lost Baby - The owner of 'Second Hand Rose' has died. Before she died she asked Kate to help her with her other business: that of assisting ghosts who need help.
In this second story, a ghost is looking for her lost baby. The ghost was told that her baby had died at birth - but she just knows this isn't true. Kate is so upset by the ghost's plight that she agrees to help her. Kate has no idea of the tragedy that she is about to unravel.
The Last Laugh - In this third story, Kate meets a teenage boy who fell from a bridge. He's surprised to find out that his mum has given away his most treasured possessions and thinks he did something wrong when he was alive. Kate hopes this will be a straight forward case of clearing up a misunderstanding, but an evil soul collector is after the young boy and he's determined to stop Kate helping him.
The Hidden Picture - In this fourth book, a pile of paintings are brought into the shop - along with the artist ghost. The ghost asks Kate to find his one true love, Sally Braithwaite, as he needs to say sorry for what he did to her. He won't tell Kate what he did until she finds Sally.
All Kate has to do now is find Sally based on a picture drawn years ago...
The 7th Birthday Party - In this fifth book, Carol finds a box full of birthday decorations and suggests that Kate use them for her daughter's upcoming party. Kate checks for ghosts and can't feel that any are attached to the box. She takes the box home.
On the drive home, her daughter, Emily, tells her that there is a ghost in the car with them. A ghost of a little girl.
Do the party decorations belong to her? How did she die? And why can't Kate see this ghost?
Genre: Horror
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