A new cozy mystery series from the USA Today bestselling author of the Paranormal Investigation Bureau series. Avery Winters was overjoyed to be brought back to life... unfortunately, the dead were waiting for her. Aussie journalist Avery Winters was content—she had a caring boyfriend, great job, and supportive… okay, so her parents weren’t actually supportive, but she’d accepted she could never be the son they’d wanted seeing as how she was born a girl. Avoiding them seemed to work well, and, she reasoned, no one’s life was perfect. And that was fine, except whilst covering a news story in a storm, Avery’s cosy life disappeared in a flash. Lightning struck, stopping her heart and blowing her favourite black boots to smithereens. It was pure luck that an off-duty nurse was walking nearby. When Avery came to in the ambulance en route to hospital, she’d thought the worst was over. She was wrong. Her lightning-induced hallucinations—there was no way they were ghosts—were impossible to hide. Her boyfriend soon left, and her boss suggested she take extended leave. Unable to cover her rent, she moved back in with her parents. And that’s when the fun really began. Unable to cope with their insistence she was crazy, and desperate for an escape, she responded to a journalist-wanted ad… in the UK, because getting mega far away from her parents could only be a good thing. Armed with a new fear of storms, companions others couldn’t see, and the hope that leaving the stress behind would improve her mental state, she boarded a plane for London. What she didn’t count on was not being able to leave her ghosts behind… literally. Oh, and that the quaint English village she’d be living in had more skeletons in its closet than the Natural History Museum. When she stumbles upon a dead body in her rented apartment on her first day, she’s tempted to get back on the plane. But whilst it’s not a good omen, returning to her parents would be worse, so she decides to stay. Only, she’s not sure if it’s the best decision she’s ever made, or the worst. She’s about to find out.

A fun ghost paranormal mystery series by Paranormal Investigation Bureau author, Dionne Lister. When a farmer goes missing, then turns up dead, the wrong person is suspected and jailed, and he happens to be a good friend of Finn. Can Avery, with the help of her ghostly and live friends, discover the real murderer and bring them to justice, or will she die trying? Mr Donigal, a local farmer, goes missing. Avery's curiosity is piqued because she'd seen the old man arguing with someone on the main street the morning before he disappeared. The night he disappeared, she saw him arguing with someone else at her friend's pub. Which is the last time anyone sees him alive. The problem is, the person arrested for the crime is Alfie, one of Finnegan's good friends. The deeper she digs, the more potential enemies of the victim she finds. It's looking more and more like Alfie didn't do it. But the evidence points to him, and Sergeant Bellamy won't be swayed. Used to solving crimes with the help of her ghostly friends, it's a different prospect when Finn and Carina offer to help Avery. She's desperate, so she accepts. But including live people means there's more at stake. And when Avery and Finn break the law to try and find Mr Donigal's body, the threat level jumps up to extreme, because whoever killed him doesn't want him to be found. Will they find the body and new evidence, or will they die with nothing to show for their troubles? One thing's for sure—Avery's not ready to cross into the next world, and if a lightning strike couldn't kill her, she's determined mere humans won't. Hopefully, she's right because she's the only chance an innocent man has of walking free.

A fun, light-hearted ghost cozy mystery series. Solving mysteries is hard enough, but when the murder victim is a misogynistic bully, it would be easy to turn a blind eye. But, when friends are in the firing line, Avery will do what she can to solve the puzzle, even if it means helping someone who doesn't deserve it. Doing an early morning shop, Avery finds a corpse in the supermarket coolroom. Not exactly the way she wanted to start the day, but, as she laments, finding dead bodies seems to be her forte. The victim is a popular local rugby player, but the more Avery looks into the case, the more she realises he's not a likeable as his friends think. His ghost hounds her to find his killer, but the more he harasses her, the less she wants to help—the guy is not a nice person. The only thing that keeps her in the game is pressure on Sergeant Bellamy from the mayor, who just happens to be the dead man's uncle. When the mayor threatens to destroy Bellamy's career, Avery has to pull out all the stops. Can she find the murderer without getting herself and Bellamy into even more trouble? Life's not easy when you're hiding a secret as huge as seeing ghosts. She'll have to be inventive with this one because it's not only her own reputation on the line.

When Avery comes face-to-face with a killer, it starts a chain reaction that could change her life forever. Avery’s used to finding dead bodies, but apparently the universe doesn’t think that’s enough. This time, she’s right there when Simone, a local hairdresser at A Snip in Time, is shot and killed in cold blood. After Simone dies, her ghost tells Avery that her name is really Mandy, and that the man who murdered her is her abusive ex, and he’s after her son. Before Mandy can explain further, she’s sucked into the light. When Sergeant Bellamy questions Avery, she tries to explain what she knows, but he initially discounts her information because he can’t find evidence of Simone having changed her name. He’s also less than forthcoming when she probes him for clues, quickly shutting her out of his investigation. With little to go on, Avery has a hard time coming up with leads, and all the while, she’s worried about the victim’s missing mother and son. Just when she’s despairing of ever getting somewhere with the investigation, another ghost turns up in front of A Snip in Time. This new ghost was slain on the same morning as Mandy, and she begs for Avery’s help. Armed with vague information and spurred by a promise she’s made to two ghosts, Avery tries to ascertain if both murders are somehow connected. Her hunt for the killer or killers is messy and confusing, and she soon learns they might have their sights set on her too. But no matter what, she’s not backing down. All she needs is one break. Just one. Yet again, her living and dead friends are ready to help. Will their assistance be enough for her to untangle this crime before she becomes the next victim, or has her luck finally run out? For lovers of suspense, crime, humour and paranormal mysteries. A fun read for teens and adults alike.