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A Mystery for Ghost Hunters! When Betsy's Aunt Maggie wants to drag her along on a ghost hunting excursion at the local abandoned tuberculosis hospital she isn't sure she quite believes in spirits. When she comes upon a fresh spirit in the form of a body she starts to rethink about what is... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Betsy Livingston: A woman who writes a blog on helpful hints and single mother. Abandoned by her husband when pregnant and never really got over it.
- Zachary Livingston: Betsy's young son, he broke his arm on the grounds of the Johnson Tuberculosis Hospital where he was collecting plants for a scout merit badge.
- Barry Livingston: Betsy's husband who deserted her when she was pregnant with Zachary. Left her in a financial disaster, she has never really recovered from the emotional abuse he heaped on her while they lived together.
- Judd Kelsey: Betsy's father and a lieutenant on the Pecan Bayou Police Force.
- Maggie Schaeffer: Betsy's aunt and a member of the Pecan Bayou Paranormal Society. She convinces Betsy to help with the filming of a Halloween ghost hunting special by local television station, NUTV.
- Danny: Aunt Maggie's son with Down Syndrome. Danny is 27 and helps out with the investigation. He doesn't believe in ghosts.
- Dr. William R. MacPhee: Dr. Mac, he has been Betsy's doctor since she was pregnant with Zachary.
- Leo Fitzpatrick: A handsome stranger from Dallas who is visiting Pecan Bayou to look at the abandoned tuberculosis property. He is there with his son, Tyler.
- Oliver Canfield: Barry Livingston's investment partner. He is also the con man who cheated Benny at Benny's BBQ and will soon take over half of his business.
- Benny Mason: Owner of Benny's BBQ with two children and one on the way. He is also Zach's scout leader and a good friend to Betsy.
- Maureen Boyle: A local woman who organizes against the paranormal investigation claiming it is bad for local families to dabble in the occult.
- Anna Harrel: Add a description of this character.
- Tyler Fitzpatrick
- Lillian Chambers
- Don Schuller
- George Beckman: Pecan Bayou Policeman. Big and scary looking until he speaks in a high squeaky voice.
- Ruby Green
- Arvin Wilson
- Vickie DuPont MacPhee
- Roy
- Stanley Gibson
- Howard Gunther: Head of the Pecan Bayou Paranormal Society. He is extremely intelligent and has a doctorate in paranormal psychology.
- Tom Schuller
- Molly Baumgartner
- Celia Mason: Benny's pregnant wife, according to her doctor she is due in two weeks.
- Jackie Bryant: Birdie Bryant of the Paranormal Society is her mother. While her mother is out of town Jackie is running the diner for her.
- Jeeter
Quotes edit
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“Why was turkey that dish that you couldn't wait to taste on Thanksgiving and then couldn't stand the sight of by the time December rolled around?”
Setting & Locations edit
Johnson Tuberculosis Hospital is the center of this story. It is a derelict building that was built in 1911 to house and care for people diagnosed with "consumption" as tuberculosis was then known. Once diagnosed they were required to stay for 3-5 years before they could be released or they died. The building could house 100 patients.
- Texas: State where the hospital is located.
- Pecan Bayou: Small rural town outside of Houston where the hospital was built.
- Dead Tunnel: This windowless tunnel or hallway was used to wheel the bodies to the morgue. This prevented the patients from seeing that someone had died.
- Room 227: Overwhelming stench in the room and outside in the hallway. But Betsy sees a dresser she wants to find out who manufactured and when. She and Howard move the dresser and find a hole in the drywall and in the space behind the drywall they find a body. This is now a crime scene.
Organizations edit
- Pecan Bayou Paranormal Society: Members are Howard Gunther, Birdie Bryant and Maggie (Betsy's aunt). Ghost hunters whose current project is a filming at the Johnson Tuberculosis Hospital. They will film on Halloween the scariest night of the year.
- NUTV: Local cable station who will be filming the ghost hunting at the hospital.
- African Methodist Episcopal Church - AMEC: Benny Mason is active in his church.
First Sentence edit
One need not be a chamber to be haunted.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1 -21
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in Pecan Bayou. (standard series)
Followed by Overdue for Murder.
This is book 1 of 2 in Betsy Livingston Mystery. (standard series)
Followed by Overdue for Murder.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Teresa Trent (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Tightwad Tess Press
Country: US
Publication Date: September 14, 2011
ISBN: 1478113006
Page Count: 150
Publisher: Tightwad Tess Press
Country: US
Publication Date: September 14, 2011
ISBN: 1478113006
Page Count: 150
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