An Open Spook

E.J. Copperman

Oct 2013 · A Haunted Guesthouse Mystery Book 2 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

In an all-new novella in E.J. Copperman’s “funny, charming, and thoroughly enjoyable” (Spinetingler Magazine) series, the storm of the century bears down on the haunted guesthouse, and stirs up a gale of memories for a troubled ghost.

Haunted guesthouse owner Alison Kerby may have only recently discovered her ability to communicate with ghosts, but for her mother Loretta, it’s been a lifelong gift. As Alison prepares her Jersey Shore guesthouse for what promises to be a huge storm, Loretta helps out by tackling a different issue when the winds blow in an unexpected visitor: the ghost of Sgt. Robert Elliot. His request? Help him find the POW bracelet from the Vietnam War that bears his name. But no sooner does Elliot make his appeal than he suddenly disappears, cutting off contact, and leaving Loretta to wonder...why here? Why now? And why the vanishing act?

The answers begin to materialize when Alison’s lone remaining guest shows up unwittingly holding a clue to the case—on his wrist. A coincidence? Hardly. And Loretta has good reason to believe that the sergeant’s spirit has a secret he’s yet to share. Something he’s been holding on to for more than forty years. Something he’s dying to put to rest.

Includes a preview of the next Haunted Guesthouse Mystery, The Thrill of the Haunt

Praise for the series:

“[For] fans of Charlaine Harris.”—Julia Spencer-Fleming

Ratings and reviews

This book was not even close to being as entertaining as the first. It started off well, but the timeline was too big of a jump for me. I was intrigued with the premise of a Vietnam soldier, but she lost me with how dull the progression was. Too short as well to let the story fully develop. I'm not giving up on the series and hope the next one will be better.

Love reading about ghost..

About the author

E.J. Copperman is the nationally bestselling and Barry Award-winning author of the Haunted Guesthouse Mystery series, including Chance of a Ghost, Old Haunts, An Uninvited Ghost, Night of the Living Deed, as well as the novella, A Wild Ghost Chase. A native New Jerseyan, Copperman is the pseudonym for an award-winning mystery author and freelance writer who has written for The New York Times, Hollywood Scriptwriter, Writer's Digest, and Entertainment Weekly (among many others), as well as for the screen and online, in addition to the journalism that pays the bill