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Haunting Melody

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From the author of Monstersona comes a haunting queer young adult novel, with themes of mental health and PTSD, and a thrilling mystery at its core.


Failure is a sinister song. One that Melody Myere is all too familiar with.


The only child of an acclaimed ghost hunter couple, Melody's First Sacred Hunt should have been a walk in the park. All she needed to do was catch a ghost, like she's done all her life. But when an unexpected wraith showed up causing havoc, Melody was left scarred and embarrassed.


Suffering from depression and PTSD post-hunt, Melody relocates to the sleepy island town of Murkmore, where her parents have been tasked with capturing the ghost responsible for a series of grisly deaths. Determined to prove herself, and despite her parents' protests, Melody sets out to capture the specter on her own.


When a haunting song lures Melody to an abandoned theater, she encounters a recently deceased musical prodigy by the name of Cyrus. All signs point to Cyrus being the killer, but Melody isn't so sure, suspecting something more discordant is afoot.


Haunted by more than just a sinister song, Melody must learn to trust her instincts to catch the killer and prove herself before it's time to face the music.

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      September 1, 2024
      A queer ghost hunter is on the hunt not just for a ghost but a murderer. Everyone expects Melody Myere to be as talented a ghost hunter as her parents are. But when she fails her First Sacred Hunt following an unfortunate confrontation with a wraith, she brings shame to her family. Hoping for a fresh start, her parents take an assignment on Murkmore, a dump of an island where two adult men and three high school boys have "turned up as mutilated, ectoplasm-covered corpses." While her parents focus on their task, Melody, who's white, is determined to prove--to herself as well as everyone else--that she's a worthy ghost hunter. What Melody doesn't anticipate is meeting Cyrus Paredes-Pantazis, a butch violinist of Greek and Ecuadorian descent who doesn't know that she's a ghost. An unlikely romance develops between the two as Melody tries to find out how Cyrus died. There's a dangerous connection between the two teens because Cyrus is slowly deteriorating, and she's a ghost whom Melody should be capturing, not canoodling with. Melody is also proving to be a skilled detective; the closer she gets to the truth, the more imperiled she becomes. The narrative is filled with surprises, as well as further insights into the complexities of ghost culture. Illuminating, riveting, and entertaining: a fantastic foray into a ghost hunter's worst nightmare. (content warning, glossary)(Paranormal mystery. 14-18)

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