"In exchange for help entertaining her guests on 'spooky' vacations, Alison Kerby told her resident gumshoe ghost that she'd help him on the occasional case. But she didn't think she'd have to go through with it--after all, who goes to a dead private eye? The answer: other ghosts. The deceased Scott McFarlane got roped into a prank that may have killed a prominent local resident. With some snooping, it turns out the woman is alive--that is, of course,...

Tourists may flock to her guesthouse for a chance to glimpse the resident spirits, but Alison Kerby's special abilities also bring unwanted private investigation cases to her door. When a local homeless man is found dead just hours after seeking her help in exorcising a specter, she has no choice but to take the case. Meanwhile, a mistress she was spying on for a jealous wife turns up dead.