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    A Ghostly Tail
    A Ghostly Tail
    A Ghostly Tail
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    A Ghostly Tail

    By Nancy T. Lucas

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    An eerie tail of a ghost dog bully... Scout and his friends are back in their second adventure in “The Springer Spaniel Mysteries” series! In “A Ghostly Tail”, Hamish is an Irish Wolfhound that returns to haunt Montagu Street and frame Scout for bad things he hasn’t done. But Hamish is a sad ghost dog bully; he misses his family who moved away without him. Scout needs to find a way to return Hamish to his mumma’s purse during a King Street shopping trek so that Harleston Village will be safe. Along the way, Scout gets help from his own ghosts, Pudge the Boykin Spaniel, Chisolm the Possum and several other friends.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNancy T. Lucas
    Release dateJan 11, 2016
    ISBN9780983875130
    A Ghostly Tail
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    Nancy T. Lucas

    Award-winning author Nancy T. Lucas lives in Charleston, SC. She received a BRAG Medallion Honoree award in 2014 for "A Ghostly Tail" and a Red Ribbon from The Wishing Shelf Independent Book Awards (UK) in 2014 for "The Missing Tulip Bulbs". In addition to writing and illustrating "The Springer Spaniel Mysteries" series, she has been a cartoon contributor for the Charleston Mercury since 2006. She also branched out in 2015 and published a humorous, creepy novel about a vampire searching for her identity. Scout is her favorite Springer Spaniel and she insists on writing silly stories about his capers. However, things get a bit chaotic when NEW PUPPY (Benne Wafer - that's Mr. Wafer to you) joins the Montagu Street gang.

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      A Ghostly Tail - Nancy T. Lucas

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      The Springer Spaniel Mystery Series

      A Ghostly Tail

      written and illustrated by Nancy T. Lucas

      ISBN-10: 0983875130

      ISBN-13: 9780983875130

      copyright 2011 Nancy T. Lucas

      Also by Nancy T. Lucas

      in the Springer Spaniel Mystery series:

      The Missing Boston Terriers of Smith Street

      For

      my husband, John, and our Springer Spaniels, Elwood and Scout.

      Also to all the wonderful dogs and people in my life.

      May every day be a dog party.

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      Chapter 1 – A Scary Wolfhound

      Psst! said the rosemary bush.

      Scout, a fluffy black and white Springer Spaniel, sat on his back steps. It was nighttime and he was visiting his back yard before he went to bed. Sitting on the back steps was peaceful; he liked to reflect on the day’s events.

      The rosemary bush again said, Psst! It grew under the kitchen window, a giant, fragrant bush, larger than Scout. Now it shook its sticky green spines briefly.

      Hello, said Scout.

      The rosemary bush had never said Psst! before, but that didn’t mean it didn’t have something to say. He thought he should be polite. He wondered what the rosemary bush was going to say.

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      Psst! It’s me, Chisolm! A fat possum waddled out from under the bush. Scout could smell him, all fresh and Christmassy. Scout also liked to run through the bush to obtain that festive scent.

      Chisolm! said Scout. He was pleased to see Chisolm. They’d spent all day yesterday in the storm drains and sewers searching for (and rescuing) Ike and Clyde, the lost Boston Terriers of Smith Street.

      Hello – I just wanted to be sure y’all made it home.

      We did! Ike and Clyde were so pleased to get home and be with their people. The storm drains and sewers were kind of scary.

      Well, I love it down there. I find it quite pleasant. Chisolm wasn’t bothered, just surprised others might find the tunnels scary.

      Oh – and I have a present for you. Scout had hidden a piece of chocolate on the back steps.

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      Chocolate! Oh, thank you, said Chisolm. Would you like some?

      No thank you, said Scout. I had a taste earlier.

      The two friends sat in the yard in the moonlight. They reminisced about their busy day while Chisolm devoured his chocolate.

      Scout asked, Chisolm, what are moules?

      Chisolm had mentioned wanting to have some moules earlier that day when they were in the Market area.

      Suddenly, a dog’s face appeared in the next door neighbor’s kitchen window... a large wolf-like face. His eyes glowed a fierce red.

      What’s that dog over there? ask Chisolm.

      What dog? asked Scout.

      There, in that carriage house window, Chisolm pointed at the house that bordered the west side of the yard.

      I don’t know, said Scout. Our neighbors don’t have a dog. Maybe he’s visiting?

      Just then, the wolfish face disappeared. Scout thought the face had a transparent quality to it. The thought gave him an eerie feeling.

      Chisolm, as usual, was rambling on about food. "Moules is a French word for mussels, a shellfish, much like a clam or an oyster. You boil them up and add some curry and garlic broth.

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