The forever rebellious Clothilde’s gravestone only mentions her first name and date of death. A small bump in the ground next to her grave marks former police officer Robert’s last resting place.And in thirty years, no visitors for either of them.Confined within the cemetery borders and yearning for closure to move on, the two ghosts can’t go after the people who killed them.Until Clothilde receives her very first visitor — and along with it, the means to escape the...

Raising an army of ghosts may not be a traditional method for investigating crimes, but Robert, Clothilde, and Captain Evian believe it’s their last hope in the search for justice.The first of many obstacles? To free the ghosts from their cemeteries, they need Commander Diome’s signature on the exhumation orders. This means convincing Evian’s no-nonsense boss that ghosts do indeed exist.In this final installment of the Ghost Detective novel series, Robert and Clothilde clos...

When someone dies with unfinished business, their souls linger until they find closure.A rather tall order when the ghost is stuck within the confines of the cemetery, with minimal means to affect the world of the living.Robert and Clothilde know their way around the limitations, though. While waiting for their own release, they help the other ghosts deal with their unfinished business and find peace.Unfinished Business is the first collection of short stor...

A murdered mayor. A second body reduced to skeleton and dust. The public display so horrific that the police are baffled.Everyone assumes uninterested heir Louis Saint-Blancat will finally settle down and focus on the politics of Toulouse, France. Louis becomes the center of attention in the press while his mother and sister pressure him to follow the family's political tradition when all he wants is to track down his father's killer, then return to his globe-trotting lifestyle.

The majority of her crew having perished in a flu outbreak, Captain Kovak is in desperate need of a friendly port.She finds a planet on the map with the tags fuel and crew for hire, figuring she’s home safe.Until she ends up quarantined.

No good deed goes unpunished.When an explosion lays waste to part of the city of Toulouse and the citizens attempt to recover in the ravaged cityscape, Louis runs to the aid of people in need.Chivalrous intent clashes with nefarious goals as Louis has to save himself and those he loves.

Not everyone can attend their own funeral. Not consciously and calmly, anyway.Even Robert, a long-time ghost and something of a pro when it comes to final rites, finds it disconcerting. In the company of his long-time friend and fellow ghost Clothilde, Robert watches as his mother accompanies his remains to the grave — thirty years after his demise.But why does Clothilde’s frail old uncle do the same? Does he know about the link between Clothilde and Robert’s deaths?

All detectives search for clues and take testimonies when working a case. Ghost detectives are no different. And they have an advantage: They can depose other ghosts — the actual victims.Robert and Clothilde’s current interviewee occupies a tiny cemetery in the depths of the Pyrenees. Alone since her burial over a decade ago, she willingly tells the detectives about the circumstances around her death.Louise’s story sets Robert, Clothilde, and Captain Evian on the path to un...

Captain Emeline Evian reluctantly finds her neighbor’s guest bedroom a near-idyllic setting for speaking with the dead — even if the ghost she aims to help is, well, resistant.On the other end of Evian’s Ouija board, Ghost Detective Robert and his rebellious friend Clothilde do their best to contain the unpredictable Constantine and help this old, worn soul find peace — all while investigating their own decades-old cold cases in an elusive search for justice.Can the ghost d...

The screams reverberate through our cemetery as soon as the casket exits the church, with its large group of mourners in tow.A new arrival.Not everyone graciously comes to terms with suddenly dying and becoming a ghost. Hardly any of us, actually.Especially when the person who killed us still walks free.

Nobody ever said high school was boring — or easy.Everyone searches for their place — some do their best to fit in, others thrive in standing out.From new-kid status to dealing with bullies and impossible parents, from coming face-to-face with weird Martians to being accused of murder on the very first day of school, the high school years are... unforgettable.Tales From the Trenches is a collection of five Young Adult short stories across genres: First ...

What makes a mystery intriguing? Which element makes the investigators’ sixth sense rear up and say this crime will stand out in their memories forever?Dozens of crabs pushing a man to jump from his balcony should do the trick. Or an island’s one of two inhabitants eating rat poison with his cereal. How about an octagonarian going after internet trolls? An experienced kayaker surprised by bad weather? Or a jail break creating unimaginable damage with a slight miscalculation.