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Shake, Rattle and Row, Harlow!
Newly departed Crystal Ball has her hands full investigating her own murder, but she shifts focus to her great-grandmother’s disappearance in order to recover a missing family heirloom in time for her niece’s wedding. At first, Harlow Grayson refuses to take part in Crystal’s crazy scheme aboard a resurrected riverboat with iffy connections. But the lure of an entire month free of Crystal’s ghostly presence should they succeed reels her in like clickbait. When Harlow activates Crystal’s multicolored pen, she maneuvers between the physical and ethereal worlds and discovers not all is as it seems. Against the backdrop of 1920s glitz and glamor, cracks in the Starlight Riverboat’s makeup are showing. Can the sleuths solve the mystery and escape before things get out of hand? This mystery short side jaunt occurs during the first Ask Crystal Ball holiday novella, For Santa’s Sake, Harlow! and was first published in the Spirits in the Water short story anthology by Untethered Realms in 2017.
Lady Sings the Boos
A jazz club without jazz? Franny, the lovable ghost of a Victorian madam of some repute, has taken to hanging out at a new club called the Blue Note, a 1940s retro WWII era jazz club. She’s crushing hard on the previous owner, a ghost named Eddie, who won’t let the new owner play live music on stage. Any attempt ends up in chaos, blown amps and shorted microphones. Franny’s plans to cozy up to the gangster proves impossible when his gang closes ranks. What's a ghost gal to do? Franny calls in her very much alive roommate, Indigo Eady, a seasoned ghost whisperer with a proven track record. She's got a way with spooks. But how is she to solve this mystery when she can’t get near Eddie?
A Scandal in Boohemia
What better sleuther team than a ghost whisperer and her lovable ghostly sidekick of questionable morals? Sometimes it pays to have friends in paranormal places! Indigo Eady can't live on Ramen noodles forever...She jumps on the first job offered. All she has to do is work undercover at Sabrina Shores Theatre, find a ghost thief, and cross him over. Easy peasy, right? Until an actor is murdered and Indigo’s fingerprints are all over the pistol like ink on a Rorschach test. Forced to dust off her rusty sleuthing skills to clear herself, Indigo enlists the help of her ghost friend Franny and her hunky ex-boyfriend Badger to help solve the crime. Now, how to keep her investigation from the handsome inspector? *** Indigo Eady is a reluctant ghost whisperer, but she’s grown quite attached to Franny Bishop, a former Victorian ghost madam of some repute. Franny’s afterlife makes Indigo’s life look like she has one foot in the grave. Much to Indigo’s chagrin, Franny is determined to find her a man. After all, there are plenty of handsome men around ripe for the picking, and Franny’s an expert. In the meantime, Indigo and Franny have murders to solve.
Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Boos
When pirates have a score to settle, no one rests in peace. After a construction crew knocks a hole in the wall at the Blind Badger Pub, they unleash a spectral group of marauding pirates who pass through every night like clockwork. The pub resounds with their pounding footsteps and booming accusations of betrayal. Desperate to reclaim peace, pub owner Badger turns to his friend and ghost-whispering sleuth Indigo Eady to solve the unusual haunting. To stop the recurring paranormal activity, Indigo must join the pirates on their nightly loop through the pub, then somehow alter the cycle. But when the spooks are a bunch of eighteenth-century pillagers, one an ancestor of Badger’s, things get dicey for Indigo. Will Indigo survive the deadly ordeal when she steps into their world? This mystery short is a throw-back to Indigo’s teenage years previously published as Ghostly Guardian in the Twisted Earths anthology by Untethered Realms in 2014.
Holy Halloween, Harlow!
Let the Haunting Begin… The Local Rag newspaper is so slow, senior staff writer Harlow Grayson has nothing to do but talk to her dead co-worker, Crystal Ball. Desperate for a story, the pair follow a lead about headstone tipping to the local cemetery. Turned around in the expansive grounds, they find help from a homeless man scrubbing gravestones. When that man later arrives at the newspaper with tales of supernatural assault, Harlow dismisses it as fake news. The same old stories made the rounds every Halloween. But when the man’s body turns up on the Local Rag’s doorstep, Harlow can’t ignore it. After dismissing his story, her conscience insists she investigate his murder (along with some prodding from Crystal). As the two investigate the first murder, the local busybody turns up dead at the cemetery. From there, the two cases intertwine tighter than fake spider webbing. Can the amateur sleuths unravel the clues before the killer strikes again?
For Santa's Sake, Harlow!
Christmas Spirit takes on a whole new meaning… When Crystal Ball goes missing during the holidays, Harlow Grayson gets stuck writing the Ask Crystal Ball psychic column. Although Harlow is a firm skeptic, the column is popular, and a deadline is looming. But when Harlow activates a multicolored pen she finds in Crystal’s desk, releasing her ghost, everything Harlow thought she believed (or didn’t believe) is tossed out like used Christmas wrapping. How did Crystal wind up dead? She doesn’t know, but she’s determined to find out with Harlow’s help. Harlow wants no part of it, but it’s hard to argue with a ghost. After a second co-worker turns up dead, Harlow realizes that she’d better find the killer before the entire staff winds up in the obituary column. For Santa’s Sake, Harlow! Is a light paranormal cozy mystery novella infused with the holiday spirit, a spirit who loves the holidays — all of them! — and an investigative reporter who’s coming around to her new reality.
The Seventh Wish
When Charlie Brennan goes ice fishing on her town's frozen lake, she's hoping the fish she reels in will help pay for her dream: a fancy Irish dancing dress for her upcoming competition. But when Charlie's first catch of the day happens to be a talking fish offering her a wish in exchange for its freedom, her world quickly turns upside down, as her wishes go terribly and hilariously wrong. Just as Charlie is finally getting the hang of communicating with a magical wishing fish, a family crisis with her older sister brings reality into sharp focus. Charlie quickly learns that the real world doesn't always keep fairy-tale promises and life's toughest challenges can't be fixed by a simple wish . . . Acclaimed author Kate Messner expertly weaves fantasy into the ordinary, in an important story of self-reliance and hope that will open readers' eyes to the wonders and challenges of their world.
Tracking Tortoises
Galápagos giant tortoises are fascinating—and endangered. They live only on the Galápagos Islands, a chain of volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Ecuador. These tortoises face threats from the humans who live on—and visit—the islands, as well as from Earth's warming climate. Join author Kate Messner on an a journey to the Galápagos Islands to see these incredible creatures up close and discover how cutting-edge technology is helping scientists to study and protect them.
Breakout
Told in letters, poems, text messages, news stories, and comics--a series of documents Nora collects for the Wolf Creek Community Time Capsule Project--Breakout is a thrilling story that will leave readers thinking about who's really welcome in the places we call home. Nora Tucker is looking forward to summer vacation in Wolf Creek--two months of swimming, popsicles, and brushing up on her journalism skills for the school paper. But when two inmates break out of the town's maximum security prison, everything changes. Doors are locked, helicopters fly over the woods, and police patrol the school grounds. Everyone is on edge, and fear brings out the worst in some people Nora has known her whole life. Even if the inmates are caught, she worries that home might never feel the same. A Mighty Girl Best Book of the Year
Chirp
"[A] deftly layered mystery about family, friendship, and the struggle to speak up." - Laurie Halse Anderson, bestselling author of Speak and Shout From acclaimed author Kate Messner comes the powerful story of a young girl with the courage to make her voice heard, set against the backdrop of a summertime mystery. When Mia moves to Vermont the summer after seventh grade, she's recovering from the broken arm she got falling off a balance beam. And packed away in the moving boxes under her clothes and gymnastics trophies is a secret she'd rather forget. Mia's change in scenery brings day camp, new friends, and time with her beloved grandmother. But Gram is convinced someone is trying to destroy her cricket farm. Is it sabotage or is Gram's thinking impaired from the stroke she suffered months ago? Mia and her friends set out to investigate, but can they uncover the truth in time to save Gram's farm? And will that discovery empower Mia to confront the secret she's been hiding--and find the courage she never knew she had? In a compelling story rich with friendship, science, and summer fun, a girl finds her voice while navigating the joys and challenges of growing up.
