Gem of a ghost : Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery Series, Book 3

When Emma Whitecastle is asked by Joanna Reid to get rid of the ghost of her late husband, Max Naiman, a former action film star killed in a car accident, Emma wants to say no to the arrogant and demanding woman. When Joanna lets it slip that she believes Max killed himself, Emma is more than a little intrigued. But it’s not until she finds out the couple’s daughter, Lainey, a close friend of her own daughter, is in a treatment facility after surviving multiple suicide attempts does Emma, along with the assistance of Granny Apples, get down to the business of nosing about. Is Max haunting his daughter, as well as his former wife? Or is he trying to help his daughter overcome a family curse of emotional problems? Granny and Emma discover there’s more to it than meets the eye when they encounter a vengeful spirit inhabiting an old and very large diamond – a stone from a ring Max once wore and more recently set into an engagement ring for Lainey. Who is the spirit in the ring and why is she killing the people who wear the stone? As Emma and Granny trace the history of the diamond, they follow a trail of untimely deaths all the way from California to Pennsylvania where they encounter a ghost hanging from the gallows in an historical jail, and the key to releasing the ghost in the diamond. Emma Whitecastle Would Rather Spend Time With Her Boyfriend Than Help Joanna Reid Get Rid Of Her Husband's Ghost. But When She Finds Out Joanna's Daughter Has Broken Her Engagement And Attempted Suicide, Emma And Granny Apples Are Compelled To Investigate. The Multifaceted Mystery Unfolds In Hollywood, Where A Vengeful Spirit Strikes Too Close For Comfort As Emma And Granny Unearth A Clue Hidden In A Haunted Diamond. When The Case Leads Emma And A Suave Stranger To The Historic Mining Town Of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, Emma Must Call Upon A Ghostly Group Of Molly Maguires To Ease The Pain Of A Century-old Marriage Gone Bad. Praise: Jaffarian's Welcome Third Entry In Her Paranormal Series Sparkles As Brilliantly As The Story's Haunted Diamond.—library Journal (starred Review) Jaffarian's Comic Timing, Seemingly Simple Plotting And Perfectly Pitched Dialogue Make This Entry In The Granny Apples Series A Complete Delight.—rt Book Reviews Award-winning Author Jaffarian Provides Plot Surprises And Plenty Of Dark Elements To Texture This Well-crafted Cozy. Emma Is A Complicated Heroine, And Readers Of Victoria Laurie And Other Paranormal Suspense Authors Will Be Most Pleased.—booklist A Sweet And Sassy Third Granny Apples Mystery.—publishers Weekly When overbearing, ultra-rich Joanna Reid demands that Emma Whitecastle get rid of the ghost of her late husband Max, a former action film star who was killed in a car accident, Emma intends to refuse. But when Joanna reveals that she thinks Max killed himself, Emma decides to help find out why the film star's spirit has returned. Joanna may know more than she lets on, including why Lainey, her daughter with Max, has attempted suicide multiple times. Emma and Granny Apples have their "nosing about" work cut out for them in this multi-faceted, ghost-filled mystery