Dying for the Past
(2015)(The second book in the Gumshoe Ghost Mystery series)
A novel by Tj O'Connor
Dying is not for the faint of heart...
...Neither is the murder of a mysterious philanthropist with ties to the Russian mob and 1939 gangsters.
At an A-list charity ball organized by his wife, Angela, former detective Oliver "Tuck" Tucker is doing his best to prove that ghosts know how to have a good time - until a man is murdered in cold blood on the dance floor.
Never one to let a mystery go unsolved, Tuck is on the case with help from Angela and his former police-detective partners. Together, they must be the first to read "the book" - deceased gangster Vincent Calabrese's journal that names names and reveals the dirty secrets of several modern-day spies.
As Tuck learns the book's secrets, he begins to unravel his own family's wayward past, leading to the question - is being a ghost hereditary? Even while chasing a killer, the biggest challenge Tuck must conquer is how to be back amongst the living...but not one of them.
Praise:
"The twisty plot is well delivered...Anyone who loves a strong ghost yarn will savor this tale." - Library Journal
"Murder and intrigue stirred with a little history and subterfuge...TJ O'Connor has served up another fast, fun read." - Wallace K. Fetterolf, retired CIA Senior Executive and former World War II Office of Strategic Services Operative
Genre: Cozy Mystery
...Neither is the murder of a mysterious philanthropist with ties to the Russian mob and 1939 gangsters.
At an A-list charity ball organized by his wife, Angela, former detective Oliver "Tuck" Tucker is doing his best to prove that ghosts know how to have a good time - until a man is murdered in cold blood on the dance floor.
Never one to let a mystery go unsolved, Tuck is on the case with help from Angela and his former police-detective partners. Together, they must be the first to read "the book" - deceased gangster Vincent Calabrese's journal that names names and reveals the dirty secrets of several modern-day spies.
As Tuck learns the book's secrets, he begins to unravel his own family's wayward past, leading to the question - is being a ghost hereditary? Even while chasing a killer, the biggest challenge Tuck must conquer is how to be back amongst the living...but not one of them.
Praise:
"The twisty plot is well delivered...Anyone who loves a strong ghost yarn will savor this tale." - Library Journal
"Murder and intrigue stirred with a little history and subterfuge...TJ O'Connor has served up another fast, fun read." - Wallace K. Fetterolf, retired CIA Senior Executive and former World War II Office of Strategic Services Operative
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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