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Praise for the Ghost Hunter Mysteries
[A] hauntingly good whodunit filled with plenty of action. BookReview.com
[A] fun, suspenseful, fast-paced paranormal mystery. All the elements combine to make this entry in the Ghost Hunter series a winner.
The Romance Readers Connection
A lighthearted, humorous haunted-hotel horror thriller kept focused by graveyard-serious M.J.
Genre Go Round Reviews
Ms. Laurie has penned a fabulous read and packed it with ghost-hunting action at its best. With a chilling mystery, a danger-filled investigation, a bit of romance, and a wonderful dose of humor, theres little chance that readers will be able to set this book down.
Darque Reviews
A bewitching book blessed with many blithe spirits. Will leave you breathless.
Nancy Martin, author of the
Blackbird Sisters Mysteries
Victoria Laurie continues to excite and entertain with her ideas and characters and also inform John Q. Public in matters metaphysical. Cannot wait for the next from Ms. Laurie!AuthorsDen.com
Perhaps what makes this story and this series so good is that Victoria Laurie is actually a professional medium. She knows what shes talking about, and she sure can write a good story.A Bibliophiles Bookshelf
A great, fast-paced, addicting read.
Enchanting Reviews
A great story.MyShelf.com
Lauries new sleuth, M. J. Holliday, is a winner.... Laurie makes everything that her characters do ring true, which can be a feat in a paranormal story. This highly entertaining book has humor and wit to spare.
Romantic Times
Praise for the
Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye Mysteries
Victoria Laurie has crafted a fantastic tale in this latest Psychic Eye Mystery. There are few things in life that upset Abby Cooper, but ghosts and her parents feature high on her list ... giving the reader a few real frights and a lot of laughs.Fresh Fiction
Fabulous.... Fans will highly praise this fine ghostly murder mystery.The Best Reviews
A great new series ... plenty of action.
Midwest Book Review
An invigorating entry into the cozy mystery realm.... I cannot wait for the next book.
Roundtable Reviews
A fresh, exciting addition to the amateur sleuth genre.
J. A. Konrath, author of Cherry Bomb
Worth reading over and over again.
BookReview.com
The Ghost Hunter Mystery Series
Whats a Ghoul to Do?
Demons Are a Ghouls Best Friend
Ghouls Just Haunt to Have Fun
Ghouls Gone Wild
The Psychic Eye Mystery Series
Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye
Better Read Than Dead
A Vision of Murder
Killer Insight
Crime Seen
Death Perception
Doom with a View
A Glimpse of Evil
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Acknowledgments
Im gonna get right to the important part this time, which is to thank the many people who make up Team Laurie and in general make me look goodfar better than Id appear on my own, thats for sure!
First, to my editor, the amazing, astounding, awesome, wonderful, (Shall I go on? Maybe just one more ...) glorious Ms. Sandra Harding, who is simply fabulous to work with! Sandy, your enthusiasm, your engaging attitude, and the encouragement and free rein youve given me to explore ideas and just run with what feels good to me are so very much appreciated. It takes a lot of courage to simply trust that Ill come up with something decent when all Ive given you at the start is the tiny seed of an idea, and for that trust, I genuinely, genuinely thank you.
Next, to my glorious agent, Jim McCarthy, who seven years ago reached into the agency slush pile and pulled my query letter out of the trash.... How do you thank someone for giving you a second chance when no one else would? For literally being the person responsible for making one of your closest-held dreams come true? For believing that youd get there and congratulating you when you did? For simply being the best agent and most amazing friend in the whole freaking world? You cant, because there arent words to describe the gratitude I feel and how blessed I am to have you in my corner, honey. So, Jim, youll just have to settle for another thank you but know that the feeling of profound gratitude from me is much, much more.
Also, huge thanks go to the rest of my NAL team, including, (but not limited to) Michele Alpern, who has once again delivered an outstanding copyedit! Claire Zion for her unending faith in both Abby and M. J., and my publicists Megan Swartz and Kaitlyn Kennedy, who do amazing things for me behind the scenes.
A set of very special thanks to my .com team: Katie Coppedge, who has been utterly invaluable to me of late and who keeps my clients organized, me on track, and the Web site looking all faaaaabulous! Heart you fierce, pretty lady! Also to my sistah from another mistah, Hilary Laurie, who is my very own Dear Abby and one of my very favorite people on the planet. Thank you for always being there and providing that voice of reason and good sense. Oh, and thanks for the laughs too. Methinks I like that part best!
