Dead Detective Mysteries

Paranormal mystery--When newly-arrived soul Cassie Parker refuses to believe she's no longer alive, Dead Detective Seamus is sent from the Afterlife to learn what happened to her. He soon suspects it was murder, but why would someone kill the costume mistress at a small Toronto theater?The Dead Detective Series (this is Book #3 but they can be read as stand-alones) is in the realm of Magical Realism, which means they're pretty normal murder mysteries except that some of the characters are--well, dead.While Cassie struggles to accept that fact, Seamus tries to protect her less worldly sister Christy, who takes over Cassie's job at the theater. As Christy unknowingly wades deeper into danger, Seamus senses an odd presence that comes and goes around her. Along with murder and intended murder, he must solve a question he's never considered before: Can a guy be haunted when he's already dead?

Uneasy and bored with life on the ship, Seamus decides it's time to do what he's been avoiding for decades of Earth Time. Though he knows his wife and best friend teamed up to murder him, there are things about the crime he doesn't understand, as well as emotions he hasn't yet been able to face. With fellow Dead Detective Ronnie to assist, Seamus returns to 1953 to face his memories and answer questions that remain about his death. In a world much different from today, in an America where questions of race and social justice are just beginning to be addressed, the two detectives find lots going on under the surface. Chicago offers opportunities for crime on many levels, and there's always someone around to take advantage of those with secrets. Seamus learns a shocking truth about his wife and the secret she kept from him, one that eventually led to his murder. In the end he and Ronnie must work to save the lives of two young cops brave enough-maybe foolhardy enough-to try to discover what really happened the night Seamus Hanrahan died.

The three following tales complete the story of Seamus, Dead Detective, as he comes to terms with Life, Death, and What Happens Next. THE DEAD DETECTIVE AGENCY: Tori wakes up dead, and she needs to know why. Seamus is there to help her find out. DEAD FOR THE MONEY: Mr. Dunbar was pushed off a cliff, and he's pretty, sure it was someone after his money… Seamus takes on the job of finding out the truth, along with an apprentice detective, who isn't always discreet. DEAD FOR THE SHOW: Cassie Parker refuses to believe she's, dead. To help her accept her fate, Seamus investigates who would want to murder the costume mistress of a small Toronto theater. The investigation is, complicated by the feeling that Seamus has company. Can a ghost be haunted? DEAD TO GET READY and GO: Seamus realizes he's been avoided the one case he should investigate: His own murder. It's time to go back to 1950's Chicago and find out why his beloved wife wanted him dead.