Ghost Dog

Alice MacDonald Greer Mystery Series #2

by Helen Currie Foster

The body of folk icon Annie Temple is discovered just before a concert at the chic recording studio and retreat of Twin Springs, and police suspect a young singer-songwriter, Tessa McElroy, of the murder. It seems that Annie recorded a commercial using Tessa’s signature song without her permission. But Alice has concerns about the business practices of the recording studio—and owner Ray Gimble’s strange obsession with killing an engaging stray dog.

Alice is also hired to help a local rancher deal with the abandoned belongings of Blanton Geddes, the fabled bad-boy singer known for sporadically disappearing—except this time, he’s left behind not only his truck but also an unpublished novel and recordings of a new song cycle.

Set against the rustic beauty of Texas Hill Country, Ghost Dog features lively dialogue, quirky characters, and heartfelt music as the small-town lawyer unravels an old mystery to solve a new one.

258 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 13, 2014

About the author

Helen Currie Foster writes the Alice MacDonald Greer Mystery series, set in the Texas Hill Country west of Austin, with its quirky characters, hidden springs and spectacularly rough landscape.

Helen taught high school English and covered local politics for a weekly newspaper which gave her a ringside seat for battles over sewers, water mains, and development. She headed for law school and after thirty years practicing environmental and regulatory law and litigation, she found the character Alice and her stories had suddenly appeared in her life. From childhood Helen loved mysteries...and still does.

Married with two children, Helen lives north of Dripping Springs, Texas, supervised by three burros. She's deeply curious about human history and how, uninvited, the past keeps crashing the party. Current preoccupations include the impact of mass production of weapons in the Bronze Age, debates over altruism vs. competition in human nature, and the fascinating research on human prehistory.

Helen serves on the boards of Austin Shakespeare and the Heart of Texas Sisters in Crime.

Reviews

[Susie Turk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tessa McElroy is a young singer staying with Alice. She is recording her debut album at Twin Springs Studio run by Toni and Ray Gimble. The evening of her debut performance, a famous singer named Annie Temple who was supposed to sing a duet with her turns up dead in the swimming pool, and Tessa becomes the prime suspect. Alice is determined to prove Tessa innocent.

[JoyceCharbonneau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Checked the percent left at

50 %. Oh No! Can I standby knowing for that much longer? Checked again, 83%. Oh No! I don't want it to end. Quick! Is there another book in series . . . ?

[Susan Sarabasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the way these books proceed. I like the characters and their developing lives.
Plus I really enjoy getting to know a part of the country I have not yet visited.
And, of course, the dog.

[Virginia Adi · Rating 5 out of 5]

this might have been my favorite of the series. Really well done.

[Corinne · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this series is slowly coming into its stride, picking up steam as a good mystery series.
3.5