Putting A Ghost To Rest

by Ricky Ginsburg

Duke Garvey, a Jamaican-born detective newly promoted to the 84th Homicide squad in Brooklyn, NY never gave much thought to his Rastafarian upbringing. Yet on his second day as a detective, he meets an aging cop whose father was murdered by a serial killer, and the unsettling encounter triggers the chilling belief in Duke that he was the killer in a past life. Struggling to unravel the truth at the risk of his career and girlfriend, he's drawn deeper into a twisted web of murder and mystery that threatens to consume him.

363 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 21, 2023

About the author

Ricky Ginsburg began writing short stories and novels in October 2006 and has penned nearly 400 tales in a rainbow of genres since. He has three self-published novels readable on every modern device including handheld paperback:
• “A Tasty Murder” - August 2011
• “Sushi, Burgers, and Rocky Mountain Oysters” - March 2010
• “When Life Gives You Beef, Make Burgers” the sequel - June 2020
The first three novels of his murder mystery series, featuring Detective Valarie Garibaldi of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department have been published by Black Rose Writing:
• “The Blue Macaw” - October 2020
• “Shooting Limpkins” - April 2021
• “Clouds Full Of Ravens” - December 2021
• “Castro’s Pelican” - 2022
• “Herons Die Slowly” - 2022
• “Gulls Cry At Dawn” - 2023
• “Hawks Fly Alone” - 2023
“Boulong’s Cheese,” a post-Covid satire, will be released by Black Rose Writing in September 2021.

His writing comes from a lifetime of experiences, both normal and bizarre with heavy leanings toward the latter. Simply put, Ricky Ginsburg is one of those writers who sees a flock of birds heading south for the winter and wonders what they talk about on their journey. While much of his writing has elements of magical realism and humor, he also has a serious side, but keeps it in a small plexiglass box under his desk.

When he’s not writing, gardening, cooking, hiking, biking, traveling, taking photographs, eating massive quantities of sushi and barbecue, he enjoys mediation and chocolate egg creams. Despite a forced existence from birth until age eighteen that revolved around suburbia, Chinese takeout, and puberty, Ricky has managed to set foot on six of the seven continents, survived the loss of two wives, and eaten jellied monkey brains three times in search of the perfect flavor profile.