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Authors: Madison Johns
Tags: #Mystery: Cozy - Paranormal - Michigan
“Exactly, but I guess it’s hard to understand why I’d never just break through the door, but with the amount of spirits in this place, I didn’t want to press my luck.”
“True, but I guess the spirit of whoever was murdered in that room wanted to rest at last. That door opened right up for us. I’ve been seeing ghosts since I had a car accident.”
“That’s quite a gift to have.”
“I suppose.” I didn’t want to tell her how I’d planned to try to fix Crazy Mary up with The Cutter, who I had to thank for saving our life.
* * *
“What if she doesn’t like me?” The Cutter asked me.
I continued to walk up the attic steps. “Have faith, man. If I didn’t think you stood a chance, I’d never have brought you up here. She’s lonely and pining over a ghost that doesn’t want anything to do with her. What other options does she have?”
We crossed the attic floor and a woman strode forward. “Why are you here?”
“Douglas, this is Mary,” I introduced them.
Mary’s grotesque shape changed from monster to that of a small woman with innocent eyes. “Oh, my. I’ve always wanted to meet you, Mr. Cutter. I really like your style, scaring folks out of the library.”
“I don’t do that anymore. Agnes here was kind enough to bring me more current books to read. I’m reading Louis L’Amour right now. He writes westerns.”
“I enjoy reading, too. Have you ever heard of
Fifty Shades of Grey
?”
“Is it true that you killed Niles?” I asked curiously,
so
wanting to change the subject.
“You’re not supposed to ask spirits things like that,” Douglas chastised me. “It’s hard to remember what you did or didn’t do when you’re alive and it really doesn’t matter, anyway.”
I slunk away and left the two ghosts to get better acquainted and met Caroline on the first floor. She stood hovering as Andrew was checking us out. The sheriff told us that they have yet to be able to identify the remains in Room 109, and might never, but the remains in the old jailhouse were much easier as Peyton’s Leister’s journal was found with his body.
“Did you tell Niles goodbye, Caroline?” Her eyes widened and she winked at Eleanor who chuckled, but didn’t say a word.
“Is there something that I don’t know about? Like a secret you’re keeping from me?” I asked Eleanor.
“Why would you even think that? You know Caroline and I don’t even get along.”
I knew better, much better than that, but I decided to let it go. Even though Caroline told Niles to remain out of sight, I knew he would be coming home with us. I could feel his presence, but if it would make Caroline happy, who was I to tell her that she couldn’t bring him home with us. I only hoped that he wouldn’t cause too many problems at the Butler Mansion.
As we drove out of Silver, I really was happy to be heading back home. Trips are nice, but I hadn’t been prepared to stay in a real haunted hotel and hoped that Redd’s ghost wouldn’t be roaming the place now. When the sheriff searched his room, he found bags filled with gold nuggets and dust. So it seemed that all the gold isn’t gone from Silver quite yet. Instead of keeping any of it as a reward offered by Francine for all we’d done to solve the mystery, I gave it to the Jameson family, who were staying in Silver and given jobs at the Goldberg Hotel.
As for Silver, it will remain as timeless as ever and a real ghost town in more ways than one, containing more secrets than most will ever know, which is really how it should be. It remains a favorite tourist stop on Highway 50. If you can find it, that is.
Disclaimer
Silver, Nevada, is a figment of the author’s imagination.
About the Author
USA Today Bestseller Madison Johns isn't the type of writer who publishes one book a year. She works hard to publish once a month, whether it's one of her beloved Agnes Barton mysteries, or paranormal romances. Watching established authors, she realized early on that it's not good to keep readers waiting for her next book too long. She prefers to burn the midnight oil with a strict publishing schedule, meeting her deadlines at any cost. Animal-lover Madison lives in mid-Michigan with her two children and animals galore, including a hilarious Jackson Chameleon.
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Other Books By Madison Johns
An Agnes Barton Senior Sleuth Mystery Series
Agnes Barton Paranormal Mystery
Kimberly Steele Romance Novella (Sweet Romance)
An Agnes Barton/Kimberly Steele Cozy Mystery
A Cajun Cooking Mystery
Kelly Gray (Stand alone) Sweet Romance
Paranormal Romance
Hidden, Clan of the Werebear (Part One)
Discovered, Clan of the Werebear (Part Two)
Betrayed, Clan of the Werebear (Part Three)
Katlyn: Shadow Creek Shifters (Red-hot ménage shifter romance-Book One)
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