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    Oh Holy Ghost
    Oh Holy Ghost
    Oh Holy Ghost
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    Oh Holy Ghost

    By Janet McNulty

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    It's Christmas time and all Mel wants to do is spend it at home with her friends. But quiet isn't in the cards when she sees a woman get murdered during the Christmas Parade. But without a body, no one believes Mel and it's up to her to prove not only that a murder took place, but who the killer is. Can she solve the mystery in time for Christmas dinner? Find out in the fifth installment of the Mellow Summers Series.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJanet McNulty
    Release dateSep 12, 2012
    ISBN9781301064878
    Oh Holy Ghost
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    Janet McNulty

    I began construction on Legends Lost Amborese ten years ago while in high school. At the time it was merely a few pages of notes in a notebook. I continued working on the story of Amborese while in college in the hope of publishing it. That day came in August 2011 when the book was first printed. Most recently, I have published the second book in Legends Lost: Tesnayr. I keep myself busy writing the third and final novel in the Legends Lost trilogy: Galdin, which will be released in Summer 2013. You can learn more here: www.legendslosttrilogy.com If you prefer something more contemporary try the Mellow Summers Series. Mellow Summers moves to Vermont to start a new life only to discover that she has a acquired a new ability: she can speak to ghosts. Join her as she is pulled from one mystery to another. I have also published in the area of nonfiction: Illogical Nonsense. I had never planned on writing nonfiction, but when I had the chance to write a political commentary book, I took it. I enjoyed it and hope that it is insightful to any who read it. Besides writing I also read, hike, and crochet. Sometimes I just wander around doing nothing at all. Every once in awhile a girl needs a break and these are great past times.

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      Oh Holy Ghost - Janet McNulty

      Oh Holy Ghost

      Janet McNulty

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents wither are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or location is entirely coincidental. The publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content.

      Oh Holy Ghost

      Copyright © 2012 Janet McNulty

      Cover Illustration by Robert Henry

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights. Purchase only authorized editions.

      —For my friends.

      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Chapter 10

      Chapter 11

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      Chapter 1

      The raucous hails of the onlookers at the parade filled my ears as the float ambled down the icy street. Decked out in ornaments, trees, snowmen, and even a Santa Claus; the Candle Shoppe made quite a display in the city’s Christmas Parade. Mr. Stilton had decided that he wanted a float in the parade for advertisement. We had spent the last month working on it. I hoped all of our hours of sweat paid off.

      Tammy jumped up and down excitedly waving and cheering at the crowds. Her fervor did little to warm my frozen hands. I breathed on them some, but it seemed to make them colder, instead of warmer.

      Merry Christmas! shouted Tammy, rocking the float with her enthusiasm.

      Jackie and I glanced at each other with knowing looks.

      Shouldn’t you be a bit more excited? she asked.

      It’s not that I don’t like Christmas. It’s usually one of my favorite holidays. But standing out in the cold on a moving trailer overloaded with stuff is not my idea of a good time. I am cheerful, but my hands and lips are frozen. I waved at the crowd. How much longer is this thing?

      Not long, answered Jackie. Oh, look! There’s a little kid there dressed like Rudolph.

      I smiled at the cute little tyke.

      What’s with you? asked Jackie, You’ve been gloomy lately.

      I had been a bit melancholy lately. I didn’t know why. I had managed to pass my classes when the semester ended. I should be happy. Truth be told, I was bored. I wanted another mystery, or something worthwhile to do. I never realized that I depended on ghosts showing up unannounced to spice up my life and give it meaning. It—

      A flicker of movement in the upstairs window of a two story building caught my attention. I looked up watching the window intently. Through the open shade, a man with his back to me had his hands around a woman’s throat. Her hands waved wildly as she tried to get away, but he mysterious man held her firm.

      Jackie! I shouted, A woman is being murdered!

      I leapt off the float, dashing into the building and stomped up the stairs.

      Mel! Jackie chased after me. Even Tammy followed.

      When I reached the top, I looked around like a Wildman, trying to figure out which door to use. I finally settled on the nearest one to my right. Open. The door banged against the wall as I burst in. Empty. I ran to the window, verifying that I had entered the correct apartment. It was the right one, but where was the body?

      Mel? Jackie and Tammy entered the room.

      I shoved open the other doors to the adjoining rooms. All of them empty. No body. No furniture. No sign of life. Clamping my head in my hands, I searched wildly for the woman I saw being choked and the man who had committed the deed.

      Mel, said Jackie, what is going on?

      She was here. I saw her a moment ago. She was here!

      Who? demanded Jackie.

      I don’t know! But I saw a woman being choked.

      Mel, is everything okay? asked Tammy, concerned about my mental well-being. I think the cold must have been getting to you.

      But I know she was here! I know it! I paced the room in agitation. What had just happened?

      I dashed out of the room and back outside.

      Mel, where are you going? demanded Jackie as she chased after me.

      To the cops, I yelled back at her. Someone had to know that I saw a woman get murdered, body or no body.

      Despite the cold, and the distance from the parade to the police station, I ran the entire way with both Jackie and Tammy close behind. I burst through the front, glass doors and charged the front desk. Where’s Detective Shorts? I demanded.

      In his office, replied the man there. May I tell him who is calling?

      Ignoring his question, I raced over to the directory, noting where his office was. Nixing the elevator, I careened into the stairwell and hiked the stairs two steps at a time.

      Mel!

      Jackie’s voice echoed in the stone interior as she and Tammy both followed me. I ignored their pleas. Someone had to be told quickly before the murderer got away with it. Though, I had no idea how I’d explain the missing body. Reaching the fourth floor, I whipped the door open, my feet slapping the linoleum as I charged for the detective’s office. It wasn’t too far ahead.

      I halted in the doorway, glad to see Detective Shorts for the first time in my life.

      There’s been a murder, I said, breathless.

      Murder? he looked up at me from his paperwork. Where?

      Still panting, I answered, Down near the parade. Main Street. 238.

      The wheels of his chair squeaked as he pushed it back, standing up. Take a deep breath and tell me what happened.

      Mel, gasped Jackie as she and Tammy both appeared in the doorway.

      Detective Shorts held up his hand.

      We were at the parade on one of the floats, passing that abandoned shop with the apartments above it.

      I know the place, said Detective Shorts. Continue.

      I happened to glace up at the front window and there was a woman there with a man choking her. We have to go there right away.

      Hold on, Detective Shorts cautioned me. What did the woman look like?

      I thought a moment. Everything had happened so fast, Brown hair. Dark skin. I didn’t get a good look at her face.

      And the murderer?

      He had his back to me and wore a long, black trench coat with the collar up.

      Mel, there was no one there, said Jackie. That apartment was empty.

      Empty? You went up there? said Detective Shorts, with a note of disappointment.

      I hung my head. Yes, I had to do something.

      Geez, Mel, you were like a wild woman, Tammy made her presence known. You went charging in there like a maniac.

      I glowered at Tammy. I didn’t think I had acted like a maniac.

      So you girls went with her? asked Detective Shorts of Jackie and Tammy.

      They nodded their heads.

      And the apartment was empty?

      Totally! blurted out Tammy. It was so bare that not even mice were there. No furniture. No dust.

      Rubbing his chin, Detective Shorts looked at me as though I had played the cruelest joke imaginable. He didn’t believe me. And worse, Jackie didn’t seem to believe me either. I didn’t care about Tammy’s thoughts.

      Don’t any of you believe me? I looked at each of them and their mixed expressions. I’m not making this up. I saw a woman being choked to death.

      Then where’s the body? asked Jackie.

      Alright, enough, said Detective Shorts. Show me where it happened. I can at least have a look.

      We piled into his old car. He pulled out onto the street, taking all of the back roads to get to the abandoned shop. My stomach swayed the way a boat does on water with each of the bumps the car hit. Good thing it was cold. By the time we reached the abandoned shop with the apartments above it, the parade had ended. Only remnants of it remained as people cleaned up debris.

      Detective Shorts held the door to the entrance open for us as we headed inside and up the creaky stairs. I opened the apartment, See? I know something happened here.

      Detective Shorts perused the place, taking in every detail. He searched every corner, every nook and cranny. His nose wrinkled as he wandered into the kitchenette and opened the cabinets. I watched in bated anticipation as he wandered into the adjoining room, checking the closet and the bathroom. My nerves prevented me from being able to stand still. Detective Shorts peeked out the bedroom window. A thump reverberated as he opened up the window, leaning out to look down at the ally below and then

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