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    It's a Ghost's Life
    It's a Ghost's Life
    It's a Ghost's Life
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    It's a Ghost's Life

    By Erin McCarthy

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    When the bitterly cold days of January descend on Cleveland, Bailey Burke finds her “Put It Where?” home staging business is as frozen as her toes. The only bright spot is the return of her friend Ryan after his, ahem, eviction from heaven. Especially since no other dead people seem to be harassing her in recent weeks.

    Yet when her grandmother’s bingo buddy turns up frozen solid in a stranger’s back yard, Bailey is the only one who finds the death suspicious. Bailey knows fashion and she knows Vera, a one-time film star, would not be caught dead, literally, in a stained nightgown and cheetah-print boots. Determined it prove it is homicide and not dementia, she enlists Ryan’s help to investigate, despite his ghostly limitations.

    This time Bailey is ready to play it smart, solve the crime, have the bad guy do the time… only all is fair game when it comes to eccentric backstabbing biddies at bingo.

    Editor's Note

    New York Times Bestselling Author...

    McCarthy’s “Murder by Design” series continues with “It’s a Ghost’s Life,” where sleuth/interior designer Bailey sets out to solve the murder of her grandmother’s bingo friend. Because Bailey knows that her grandmother’s friend wouldn’t be caught dead(literally) in the outfit she was found in, Bailey knows there was foul play. She’s got the help of her ghostly friend Ryan, which she needs when dealing with the bingo crowd. This is snarky cozy mystery at its best.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBryant Street Publishing
    Release dateNov 15, 2022
    ISBN9781094452494
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    Erin McCarthy

    USA Today and New York Times Bestselling author Erin McCarthy sold her first book in 2002 and has since written over seventy-five novels and novellas in the romance and mystery genres. Erin has a special weakness for high-heeled boots, martinis, and Frank Sinatra. She lives with her renovation-addicted husband (he built her a bar, so it’s all good!) and their blended family of kids

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