High Spirits

<p><strong>Greetings from Haven, Florida, a quaint, scenic old town on the Gulf Coast where Massachusetts transplant Maureen Doherty and her overly friendly Golden Retriever have become the newest proprietors of the charming local inn&mdash;along with its many ghostly tenants! The paranormal crime investigations continue in the second installment of bestselling author Carol J. Perry's Haunted Haven Mystery Series as Maureen prepares for her first holiday season in her haunted century-old inn.</strong></p> <p>Christmas lights on palm trees and Santa hats on plastic pink flamingos are a far cry from the snowy landscape Maureen and her beloved Golden Retriever, Finn, are used to. But Maureen is determined to make this a holiday to remember, which means finding a way to promote Haven House on a tight budget. Fortunately, Haven's vintage movie theater, the Paramount, has come up with a great "Twelve Days of Christmas" idea. They'll feature an impressive list of the best classic Christmas movies ever made&mdash;shown by one-time movie actor-turned-projectionist Decklin Monroe.</p> <p>However, no one told Maureen that the Paramount is haunted by the ghost of a man who was murdered a few years back. Haven's top cop, Frank Hubbard, doesn't believe in ghosts, but suspecting that Decklin Monroe was somehow involved, he wants Maureen's reluctant help.</p> <p>That plan goes awry when, on the first day of the festival, a fresh murder victim is found at the theater. Now, Maureen must protect her staff and guests while trying to keep her high-spirited resident ghosts out of the picture&mdash;before they have company for the holidays.</p>