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Dull Expectations: A Ghost Detective Short Story
Each case starts with a scream...
Robert and Clothilde specialize in helping other ghosts resolve unfinished business to move on in the afterlife. Each case has been the If no screams come from the casket, the deceased did not become a ghost, so listening for clues about the death is a waste of their time.
A fresh grave and a silent casket lead them to the logical this woman didn’t become a ghost.
Except she did.
Our ghost detectives face new challenges as they help a fellow soul who appears to have no interest in helping herself.
Robert and Clothilde specialize in helping other ghosts resolve unfinished business to move on in the afterlife. Each case has been the If no screams come from the casket, the deceased did not become a ghost, so listening for clues about the death is a waste of their time.
A fresh grave and a silent casket lead them to the logical this woman didn’t become a ghost.
Except she did.
Our ghost detectives face new challenges as they help a fellow soul who appears to have no interest in helping herself.
37 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 15, 2025
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About the author
R.W. Wallace
70 books44 followersR.W. Wallace writes in most genres, though she tends to end up in mystery more often than not. Dead bodies keep popping up all over the place whenever she sits down in front of her keyboard.
The stories mostly take place in Norway or France; the country she was born in and the one that has been her home for two decades. Don’t ask her why she writes in English – she won’t have a sensible answer for you.
Her Ghost Detective short story series appears in Pulphouse Magazine, starting in issue #9.
The stories mostly take place in Norway or France; the country she was born in and the one that has been her home for two decades. Don’t ask her why she writes in English – she won’t have a sensible answer for you.
Her Ghost Detective short story series appears in Pulphouse Magazine, starting in issue #9.
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September 4, 2025
Can easily connect with many people who question the value of their existence upon the lives of others. Unlike other of the ghost detectives tasks of dealing with anxious or hostile characters, this one is quiet & quite touching.
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