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The Mysterious Case of the Missing Ghost (The Redemption Detective Agency)
by Michele Pariza Wacek
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Ghost (The Redemption Detective Agency)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting – Redemption, Wisconsin in the 1990s
Publisher : Love-Based Publishing (September 2025)
Number of Pages ~200
Emily Hildebrandt is learning to settle into some of the very strange cases that come through The Redemption Detective Agency’s door.
Like Aunt Tilde’s friend Ruth who claims she’s lost a ghost.
How does one lose a ghost? Apparently when the ghost decides to walk out the door.
But, to make matters more complicated, it’s not just any ghost but the ghost of Ruth’s dead husband. Who was murdered decades ago under very suspicious circumstances.
Emily has no choice but to go back in time and figure out what really happened to Ruth’s husband, in order for everyone to rest in peace.
A spin-off from the Charlie Kingsley Mystery series! The Redemption Detective Agency is a funny, twisty cozy mystery series set in the 1990s featuring silver sleuths solving cold cases. Great for fans of the Thursday Murder Club.
My review of The Mysterious Case of the Missing Ghost
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Ghost by Michele Pariza Wacek is the third book in The Redemption Detective Agency series, but it’s the first I’ve read in this series. I have read some of the Charlie Kingsley mysteries by the author which I enjoyed a lot. This is a spin-off of the series, and you can read each book in both series as stand-alone books though cozies are always fun to read in order. Though I was unfamiliar with the characters, I caught on to their personalities pretty well.
There is a wide variety of characters in this book; some of whom I liked and others bugged me a bit! I loved Emily because she’s very relatable. She reacts exactly how I’d expect to react if one of my aunt’s friends wanted my detective agency to find her husband’s ghost who has gone missing. Emily’s Aunt Tilde might be my favorite character though her clothing choices are questionable! Aunt Tilde’s friend Mildred is a bit brash and blunt, but she adds some comic relief. Ruth, the woman whose husband’s ghost is missing, is a character you’ll feel badly for. She’s conned by a young man who she thought was helping her, but it turns out he was stealing her money! On top of that, she’s convinced that her husband’s ghost has been with her for years, and that he’s left because he is mad at her. I really liked Nick, tolerated Jerome (he’s Emily’s boyfriend but I didn’t get a good read on him in this book), and thought Trisha, Nick’s girlfriend, was a bit of a pain! However, a good cozy mystery needs all sorts of characters to round it out well, and these characters fit the bill.
I thought that the mystery was paced very well, and the plot was entertaining. I like that this series takes place in the 90s. The characters can’t get on their smartphones to look stuff up (or even call anyone on a cell phone for that matter). They’ve got to actually talk to people in real life to figure out who knows what. I enjoyed following the mystery along with the characters, and I always find senior sleuths entertaining! I give this 4.5 stars rounded to 5 because it did leave me with that cozy feeling that I want from a cozy mystery!
I definitely think that cozy mystery fans should give this book a read! If I have time, I’ll go back to read the first two, and you may want to read those first as well. I just think I’d have a better understanding of the characters if I’d read those first. The Mysterious Case of the Missing Ghost is full of entertaining characters, humor, and a well-plotted mystery! I’m looking forward to seeing what case the detective agency takes on next!
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.
About Michele Pariza Wacek
A USA Today Bestselling, award-winning author, Michele taught herself to read at 3 years old because she wanted to write stories so badly. It took some time (and some detours) but she does spend much of her time writing stories now. Mystery stories, to be exact. They’re clean and twisty, and range from psychological thrillers to cozies, with a dash of romance and supernatural thrown into the mix. If that wasn’t enough, she posts lots of fun things on her blog, including short stories, puzzles, recipes and more, at MPWNovels.com.
Michele grew up in Wisconsin (hence why all her books take place there), and still visits regularly, but she herself escaped the cold and now lives in the mountains of Prescott, Arizona, with her husband and southern squirrel hunter Cassie.
When she’s not writing, she’s usually reading, hanging out with her dog, or watching the Food Network and imagining she’s an awesome cook. (Spoiler alert, she’s not. Luckily for the whole family, Mr. PW is in charge of the cooking.)
Author Links
Website https://MPWNovels.com
Facebook https://Facebook.com/MichelePWauthor
Instagram https://instagram.com/themichelepw
Purchase Link Amazon
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September 19 – Hall Ways Blog – SPOTLIGHT
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