Some Authors Who Write Ghost Mysteries
There are many different kinds of mystery book. Among these mystery book subgenres are: police procedurals, hard boiled, humorous, “cozies” (a la Agatha Christie), and graphic.
Many established authors are adding paranormal cozy mystery books to their repertoires. The last few years has had a rather large increase of paranormal happenings in the Cozy Mystery book world.
Though any paranormal element could be added to a cozy, some of the most popular to date are ghosts, vampires, and witches. The rest of this article will focus on specific authors who have begun to incorporate paranormal elements in their books, especially ghosts. This will include a brief description of the series the author has written including supernatural elements.
Authors Who Feature Ghosts in Their Cozy Mystery Books
Nancy Atherton
Nancy Atherton writes the Aunt Dimity Mystery Series. After a young woman inherits a Cotswold cottage, she finds that her deceased Aunt Dimity is intent on staying in the cottage.
Mignon F. Ballard
Mignon Ballard writes the Augusta Goodnight Series. Though technically Augusta isn’t a ghost, Ballard’s work fits best in this category. Instead, Augusta is more of a guardian angel who helps those she protects solve mysteries.
Annette Blair
Annette Blair writes the Vintage Magic Mystery Series which features a woman who returns to her hometown to open a vintage clothing shop and gets more company than she expects. She finds that there are ghosts who are intent on helping her in her sleuthing capacity.
Helen Chappell
Helen Chappell’s Sam & Hollis Mystery Series involves a husband who helps his wife solve crimes. The twist here is that the husband is a ghost.
Casey Daniels
The Pepper Martin Mystery Series is written by Casey Daniels and involves a tour guide at cemeteries who also does a lot of sleuthing. Her partner in crime (solving) is a dead mob boss.
Elizabeth Eagen-Cox
The Shannon Delany Mystery Series is written by Elizabeth Eagen-Cox. The crime fighter in this case is an author who is assisted by ghosts in solving crimes.
Carolyn Haines
The Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery Series revolves around a sleuth who gets help solving mysteries. Her help comes from one of the main character’s deceased ancestors.
Carolyn Hart
Carolyn Hart writes the Bailey Ruth Mystery Series. Unlike many other paranormal books, the protagonist here is a ghost who works for a paranormal agency to solve crimes.
Cleo Coyle (aka Alice Kimberly)
The Haunted Bookshop series, written by Cleo Coyle, is about the owner of a bookstore. She is assisted in solving mysteries by an old inhabitant of her store.
Victoria Laurie
The Ghost Hunter Series is written by Victoria Laurie. This paranormal mystery series features a sleuth who hunts ghosts.
Mary Stanton (also known as Claudia Bishop)
The Beaufort & Company Series, written by Mary Stanton, is about a woman who has inherited a law firm from her uncle. In this series, the protagonist often deals with “former clients”.
There are other Cozy mystery authors who write mystery book series which feature paranormal themes, with the emphasis on ghosts. Though there are many other writers who have begun writing paranormal cozies with ghosts, these are some of the most popular at the moment.
Taylor writes on a variety of subjects, including mystery books and ghost mysteries.