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Mad River
Series · 3 books · 2015-2016

Books in series

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Old Bones New Blood

2015

An axe to the back of the head, ghosts with an attitude, and a reenactment village Shelby Whitaker spends her days in period costumes and chatting with the dead. Life inside Mad River Olde Town reenactment village comes alive literally for Shelby who thinks of the Civil War Era ghosts as her friends. But when a reenactment actor is murdered with one of the town’s tools, it’s up to Shelby and her spirit friends to discover the fiend that hides among them. And who is the ghost that torments Shelby from time to time? Find out in the prequel in the new Mad River Mystery Series. This book was previously titled "Old Bones New Blood"
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A Prickly Predicament

2016

Ghost hunters, an exorcism, and a ghostly grey tabby Mad River welcomes a pair of ghost hunters and their television show to town only for a murder to occur as the cameras were rolling. Now Shelby's ghost friends are being accused of the dirty deed and the good reverend is calling for an exorcism. Can Shelby find the killer before the pastor exorcises her spirit friends away from the only homes and town they've ever known? Find out in the Mad River Mystery Series.
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A Malevolent Menace

2016

Be very Afraid when the Ghosts are Spooked! When Shelby's sister Harriet isn't acting herself and the ghosts of Mad River Old Town are in hiding, she knows something isn't quite right. Follow that with two inquisitive strangers, Shelby's in the fight for her sister's life. Just in time for Halloween! Join Shelby along with the ghosts of Mad River as they tackle an evil entity set to take over someone's body and soul.

Author

Constance Barker
Author · 202 books
Constance Barker lives in the Midwest with her husband and two Akitas where she can look out from her screened porch onto a wooded area brimming with activity. Since she was a young girl she read mysteries, often given to her by her grandmother. She loved figuring out who the culprit was and sometimes she was right and other times startled at who the author picked as the assailant. Now she enjoys writing mysteries herself. When she isn't writing stories, she can be found in her favorite vacation spot, Las Vegas or shopping for bargains.
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