The Jeff Resnick Mysteries: Ghostly EncountersThis collection of stories from the Jeff Resnick Mystery Series focuses on Jeff's encounters with the spirit world. Each story was previously published individually, but they are now brought together in this stand-alone edition.They are:When The Spirit Moves You: Jeff Resnick's curiosity is piqued when he sees a sign advertising psychic readings. At first he's sure the medium is a fake, but then his funny feelings lead him to suspect that a murder has taken place in the dilapidated house where Madam Zahara holds her readings. Just who died and how? And why is Jeff compelled to look for bodies buried in the medium's yard?Spooked: The trick-or-treaters have gone home and now it's time for the adults to celebrate All Hallows Eve. When Maggie suggests they consult an Ouija board, Jeff Resnick thinks it'll be anything but fun. And when they conjure up a ghost from Jeff's past, the game turns dangerous for the most vulnerable person in his life. (This short story directly follows Dark Waters.)Shattered Spirits: If it weren't for bad luck, Jeff Resnick would have no luck at all!While riding his new racing bike, Jeff is hit by an SUV, an accident which has a cascade effect on his life. He loses his job to a replacement, his girlfriend pressures him to move in, his bank accounts are hacked, and a restless spirit begs for his help—all in less than a week. But it's soon apparent that his so-called random accident is anything but, and the murder of a close friend has a hobbled Jeff on the run. Can he discover who's out to destroy his life—and threaten those he loves most?Shadow Man:Grief is love's shadow.The presence of absence.An unbearable weight of emptiness.—John Mark GreenJeff Resnick and his brother, Dr. Richard Alpert, are on the front lines of that emotion when it comes to their current investigations for their new consulting firm, R&A Insights. As Jeff tries to help a comatose man, whose brewery is in trouble, transition to the great beyond, Richard's cold-case arson is heating up in the here and now.While Jeff grapples with the death of a relationship and the end his client's life, Richard faces his own demons and jealousies until their worlds collide to fight against the evil that confronts them.
