The Ghost In Stacks: Ashwood Library Mysteries (Book 1)

Book 1: The Ghost in the Stacks A cozy paranormal mystery featuring inconvenient ghosts, buried secrets, and one librarian who just wanted a quiet Tuesday. A skeleton in the wall wasn't part of Ellie Ward's plans. Her Tuesday had started normally enough: shelve books, help patrons, and ignore the cat scratching at the basement wall. Then the wall came down. The bones belong to Silas Vance-the architect who designed the Ashwood Library, then vanished in 1925 along with fifty thousand dollars in construction funds. Everyone assumed he ran. He didn't get far. Now someone wants the library demolished. Urgently. Preferably before anyone starts asking the right questions. With seven days until the wrecking ball arrives, Ellie is racing to uncover a century-old truth. The problem is that the only witnesses to what actually happened in 1925 have been dead for decades. The bigger problem? Two of them won't stop talking. Silas Vance has opinions about architecture. Mr. Abernathy, the former head librarian, has opinions about everything else-especially Ellie's shelving. Footnote, the library cat, appears to have known something was wrong all along. They do not get along. Two bickering ghosts. One very perceptive cat. A hundred years of secrets. The library has excellent archives. Unfortunately, they talk back. Perfect for readers who enjoy dry wit, warm characters, and ghosts who are far more opinionated than threatening. The Ghost in the Stacks is the first book in the Ashwood Library Mysteries.