“If I were teaching a course on how to write a mystery, I’d make Carolyn Hart required reading.” —Los Angeles Times Merry, Merry Ghost by Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Award winner Carolyn Hart, is the spirited second appearance of spectral sleuth, Bailey Ruth Raeburn, who would never let a little thing like being dead keep her from enjoying the Yuletide holiday or solving a dastardly crime. The light and funny follow up to Hart’s critically acclaimed Ghost At Work—which Publishers Weekly named One of the Best Books of 2008—Merry, Merry Ghost is a true Christmas treat, and Bailey Ruth is a most welcome addition to Carolyn Hart’s coterie of beloved series protagonists, joining septuagenarian sleuth “Henrie O” Collins and the Darlings of “Death on Demand” fame.

This is a love story, but more than that. Life plays tricks on people. Carefully made plans at times turn out to have different results than what is expected. One may choose a path only to find it presents interruptions or delays or disappointments, perhaps even setting the person on an entirely different path. A Merry Ghost speaks to the ordinary circumstances that may change any persons life. The memoir recounts one persons emotional experiences ranging from the heights of happiness to the depths of sadness and depression. It offers suggestions for dealing with the various crises that people encounter.