About this series
A ghost is a dead person with a job. Charlie Harmer's is about to get a lot more complicated. Ever since the big commotion last year, Charlie's boss has had one big rule: nobody living talks to the dead, and nobody dead talks to the living. Charlie's job is to keep an eye on things and smooth over both sides of the great divide, to make sure nobody does anything stupid.
One problem. A sweet kid with a punk rock haircut just accidentally cast a magic spell from a bunch of old liner notes, and thanks to an ancient contract, he's entitled to ghostly help figuring out who murdered his girlfriend. The boss wants this wrapped up quickly, so she puts Charlie in charge. Give the kid what he wants, keep it quiet, wrap it up as soon as possible.
One more problem. There's another player on the board, a very special lady who's been keeping a very low profile. Someone Charlie won't see coming. Someone who's going to make the trouble last year look like a beach vacation. Someone who's been keeping a close eye on our friend Mr. Harmer…
Brendan Detzner is the author of White Rabbit Society, Beasts, Scarce Resources, The Monster Hunters, Millersville, and a lot of other stuff. The first book in the Charlie Harmer series is called Charlie Harmer Takes A Ride. Stories featuring Charlie have also appeared in the Book of Dead Things anthology and the Pseudopod short fiction podcast.
Titles in the series (2)
- Charlie Harmer Takes A Ride: Charlie Harmer, #1
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A ghost is a dead person with a job. In life, Charlie Harmer was a disc jockey with a lot of suspicious friends. In death, he makes creepy songs play on the radio and whispers in the ears of the living when they get too close to places they shouldn't be. It's a good gig, or at least it was until the new boss showed up. The new boss used to be a serial killer. The new boss is bad news. Charlie and the boys have been talking. The new guy has got to go. To make that happen, Charlie's going to need help from someone with a pulse. A year ago, Ashanda was in a juvenile detention facility. Now she spends her days as a high school student and her nights working with her aunt as a medium. Ninety percent of the time, she's a con artist, telling the living what they want to hear, but when you talk about ghosts too often sooner or later they're going to show up at your doorstep. Charlie needs a favor. Ashanda doesn't like dead people, but Charlie's putting a lot of money on the table. In the short term, the job involves a road trip. In the long term, it'll involve dead gangsters, the hidden history of the music business, a zombie siege of a roadside diner, and a brief descent into hell. Brendan Detzner is the author of White Rabbit Society, Beasts, Scarce Resources, Millersville, and a lot of other stuff. Stories featuring Charlie Harmer have appeared in the Book of Dead Things anthology and the Pseudopod podcast. This is his first time appearing in a full-length novel. "Brendan Detzner displays wit, imagination, and an utter disregard for his readers' sense of safety and comfort. A budding master of dark fantasy." Rory Leahy, Response Scenario "An up-and-coming voice worth following." Harold Holt, Zora Neale Hurston-Bessie Head Fiction award winner "Brendan Detzner grips my imagination and doesn't let go until I've finished the book." Angelica Davila, HEAUXS Magazine
- Charlie Harmer and the Lady In Red: Charlie Harmer, #2
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A ghost is a dead person with a job. Charlie Harmer's is about to get a lot more complicated. Ever since the big commotion last year, Charlie's boss has had one big rule: nobody living talks to the dead, and nobody dead talks to the living. Charlie's job is to keep an eye on things and smooth over both sides of the great divide, to make sure nobody does anything stupid. One problem. A sweet kid with a punk rock haircut just accidentally cast a magic spell from a bunch of old liner notes, and thanks to an ancient contract, he's entitled to ghostly help figuring out who murdered his girlfriend. The boss wants this wrapped up quickly, so she puts Charlie in charge. Give the kid what he wants, keep it quiet, wrap it up as soon as possible. One more problem. There's another player on the board, a very special lady who's been keeping a very low profile. Someone Charlie won't see coming. Someone who's going to make the trouble last year look like a beach vacation. Someone who's been keeping a close eye on our friend Mr. Harmer… Brendan Detzner is the author of White Rabbit Society, Beasts, Scarce Resources, The Monster Hunters, Millersville, and a lot of other stuff. The first book in the Charlie Harmer series is called Charlie Harmer Takes A Ride. Stories featuring Charlie have also appeared in the Book of Dead Things anthology and the Pseudopod short fiction podcast.
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