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Haunted Tour Guide Mystery #6
Hauntin' After Midnight
The paranormal is attached to Ripley Van Raden twenty-four hours a day. At night, Ripley is a haunted tour guide. During the day, the paranormal find her too. She’s the head librarian at the extremely haunted Bilson Library in Devil’s Moon, Kentucky.
It’s no surprise that someone would seek Ripley’s help with a terrifying haunted house in town. At first, Ripley isn’t convinced the place is haunted. Could the place be more sinister than Ripley imagines? It looks that way when Ripley discovers a woman murdered on the home’s lawn.
At least she has the help of handsome Brannon Landon, detective with the Devil’s Moon Police Department and part-time paranormal investigator. Ripley has to find the killer before her overdue date comes too soon. A book just might hold the clue to solving the crime.
184 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 9, 2017
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About the author
Rose Pressey Betancourt
73 books1,384 followersRose Pressey Betancourt is a USA Today Bestselling author. She enjoys writing quirky and fun novels with a paranormal twist. The paranormal has always captured her interest. The thought of finding answers to the unexplained fascinates her.
When she's not writing quirky and fun mysteries, she loves eating cupcakes with sprinkles, reading, spending time with family, and listening to oldies from the fifties.
Rose lives in the beautiful commonwealth of Kentucky.
When she's not writing quirky and fun mysteries, she loves eating cupcakes with sprinkles, reading, spending time with family, and listening to oldies from the fifties.
Rose lives in the beautiful commonwealth of Kentucky.
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April 11, 2019
This was a fun addition to this series. I love the characters, especially Annie the library ghost. Annie seemed to be a bit more front & center this time as she actually left the library because she was upset. The mystery was a bit more complex and there were a lot of players in this one. Again, my issue seems to be with editing. I have never read more than one of this author's books at a time and don't normally notice it quite as much. However, this week I read several and the errors are starting to grate on my nerves. I do like the stories so I am gonna step away and read something else.
August 14, 2018
I liked this book okay. I always love haunted cozy mysteries and I have read all of the books in this series, along with others by her. This was my least favorite only because in some spots the writing and phrases were just not up to her usual par. I love most of the characters and I love that she works in a library. I will probably read more of hers only because this is the first one I have felt that way about.
February 21, 2017
Another great Ripley mystery with a bit of fun. loads of ghosts, murder, mayhem and Brannon, Ripley's hot sexy cop always there to keep her safe....lol or he tries to anyway.
May 20, 2020
These books are always fun. Rip is approached by Katrina Kohl to rid her wonderful victorian home of a ghost that has become bothersome & scary. Rip agrees to see what she can do, though she really has no experience in that regard.
The women tells Rip, she will tear the house down if it cannot be resolved. Rip does what she can, but the ghost returns. The woman decides to demo the house. Rip loves that old Victorian house, & with her best friend, Tammy's encouragement, she decides to offer to buy the house. But the woman is set on destroying the house so no one would be hurt. Rip returns to the house to have a look around, as Rip so often does, & discovers the dead body of the woman.
A niece of the woman, Erin Kohl, shows up & asks if Rip is still interested in buying the house. Though Rip would love to say yes, she hesitates in doing so to honor the wishes of Katrina. In the meantime, Brannon has some police protection assigned to Ripley, when her life is threatened. Then there's the black shadow that seems to have attached itself to Rip. Rip does seem to have problems with shadows.
The women tells Rip, she will tear the house down if it cannot be resolved. Rip does what she can, but the ghost returns. The woman decides to demo the house. Rip loves that old Victorian house, & with her best friend, Tammy's encouragement, she decides to offer to buy the house. But the woman is set on destroying the house so no one would be hurt. Rip returns to the house to have a look around, as Rip so often does, & discovers the dead body of the woman.
A niece of the woman, Erin Kohl, shows up & asks if Rip is still interested in buying the house. Though Rip would love to say yes, she hesitates in doing so to honor the wishes of Katrina. In the meantime, Brannon has some police protection assigned to Ripley, when her life is threatened. Then there's the black shadow that seems to have attached itself to Rip. Rip does seem to have problems with shadows.
December 8, 2017
Hauntin after midnight
This was a mystery story starring a librarian by the name of Ripley. She dates a cop named Brannon and they both are able to see ghosts. Ripley also conducts haunted tours of the town. She likes to solve mysteries and this book contains several. She is called by a lady named Katrina to help her with a haunting of the house she was living in with her boyfriend but has recently moved out of because she said it had a presence that was evil. Ripley goes with Katrina to the house which she immediately loves as it is an old Victorian house. They walk through the house with burning sage and Ripley tells Katrina she doesn’t sense anything. This starts a Ripley on a trail of ghosts and the murder of Katrina. The book could use some editing help but otherwise is a cute mystery.
This was a mystery story starring a librarian by the name of Ripley. She dates a cop named Brannon and they both are able to see ghosts. Ripley also conducts haunted tours of the town. She likes to solve mysteries and this book contains several. She is called by a lady named Katrina to help her with a haunting of the house she was living in with her boyfriend but has recently moved out of because she said it had a presence that was evil. Ripley goes with Katrina to the house which she immediately loves as it is an old Victorian house. They walk through the house with burning sage and Ripley tells Katrina she doesn’t sense anything. This starts a Ripley on a trail of ghosts and the murder of Katrina. The book could use some editing help but otherwise is a cute mystery.
April 12, 2020
I really liked this series in the beginning, but it's starting to get a little stale. Same old tour every single night gets boring. I can't imagine paying somebody to lead me around town after dark just to tell me stories about how the places are allegedly haunted. I wish the author would spend more time in the library and less time in the cemetery. All the gadgets used to try to record or capture the ghosts is also annoying. I am willing to suspend disbelief regarding text savvy ghosts, but the inventions are over the top for me. I paused this series for awhile hoping my interest would be rekindled when I went back to it. Unfortunately, absence hasn't made my heart grow fonder.
December 7, 2023
The Haunted House
Ripley Van Raden is a Ghost Tour Guide in Devil's Moon, Kentucky. A woman asks her to get rid of a ghost that is attaching her at her home. Now she is dealing with a malevolent ghost, human stalkers and falling down stairs. Oh, I forgot, and bodies are being found, mostly by Ripley. Can she stop the black misty ghost and the stalkers before she is the next body?
I got this at the entry price (probably free) and love this series it clean, scary fun!
Ripley Van Raden is a Ghost Tour Guide in Devil's Moon, Kentucky. A woman asks her to get rid of a ghost that is attaching her at her home. Now she is dealing with a malevolent ghost, human stalkers and falling down stairs. Oh, I forgot, and bodies are being found, mostly by Ripley. Can she stop the black misty ghost and the stalkers before she is the next body?
I got this at the entry price (probably free) and love this series it clean, scary fun!
September 24, 2017
Very interesting plot
I enjoyed this book in the series more than the last. Overlooking the spelling and grammatical errors this could have been an excellent read . However I am finding myself becoming hired with the characters. Scenes don't play out. Some leave you hanging.. I find myself hoping for more adult content. (I'm not saying sex scenes but a bit more mature)
I enjoyed this book in the series more than the last. Overlooking the spelling and grammatical errors this could have been an excellent read . However I am finding myself becoming hired with the characters. Scenes don't play out. Some leave you hanging.. I find myself hoping for more adult content. (I'm not saying sex scenes but a bit more mature)
October 19, 2018
Another great book
I love this series and each book is a fantastic read that I enjoy every time. Rip is always finding bodies or getting followed by ghosts so it makes for a very interesting series. Tammy is a great best friend and Brannon is good at supporting her and always believing her as well.
I love this series and each book is a fantastic read that I enjoy every time. Rip is always finding bodies or getting followed by ghosts so it makes for a very interesting series. Tammy is a great best friend and Brannon is good at supporting her and always believing her as well.
September 29, 2017
Plot wanders.
This book was not as good as prior books.
Seemed a bit disjointed. The mystery starts out well, but then seems to wander, in various directions . Just not as good as her books generally are.
This book was not as good as prior books.
Seemed a bit disjointed. The mystery starts out well, but then seems to wander, in various directions . Just not as good as her books generally are.
September 30, 2017
Disjointed, disappointing dud
This was one of the most poorly written books I have ever read, with shallow characters and stilted, rambling dialog that could have been written by a teen. It was a waste of precious reading time.
This was one of the most poorly written books I have ever read, with shallow characters and stilted, rambling dialog that could have been written by a teen. It was a waste of precious reading time.
October 10, 2017
Look before you are pushed
Another good read where the librian finds the body and the ghosts. Riley is in her element what with ghost and murder. She has to find out why the ghost keeps following her.
Another good read where the librian finds the body and the ghosts. Riley is in her element what with ghost and murder. She has to find out why the ghost keeps following her.
October 15, 2017
Keeps you guessing to the end!
No spoiler alert here! I'll just say that with ghosts, murders, and lots of cops the murder still isn't getting solved. And though I can often get an idea of who "done it", I couldn't figure this one out til the end! Enjoy b
No spoiler alert here! I'll just say that with ghosts, murders, and lots of cops the murder still isn't getting solved. And though I can often get an idea of who "done it", I couldn't figure this one out til the end! Enjoy b
October 18, 2017
I liked it
Paranormal cozy mystery.
It needs a better editor. Minor annoyances like rely instead of relay. No parenthesis at the beginning of a spoken sentence. No, I didn't take notes. Most kindle books don't have page numbers and I will not be an unpaid editor
Paranormal cozy mystery.
It needs a better editor. Minor annoyances like rely instead of relay. No parenthesis at the beginning of a spoken sentence. No, I didn't take notes. Most kindle books don't have page numbers and I will not be an unpaid editor
November 23, 2017
Great Series
The murder mysteries get better with each book. More complex, more involved with murders in the far past, and more interaction with ghostly presences. Add in a great cast of characters and this is a fun read.
The murder mysteries get better with each book. More complex, more involved with murders in the far past, and more interaction with ghostly presences. Add in a great cast of characters and this is a fun read.
February 18, 2018
Close call for Ripley
Rip gets involved in another murder with ghosts and evil spirits. In this book, she comes a little to close to the killer. Read it to find out what happens. I loved it!
Rip gets involved in another murder with ghosts and evil spirits. In this book, she comes a little to close to the killer. Read it to find out what happens. I loved it!
September 4, 2018
Ugh. Tedious.
Maybe I'm just the wrong audience for these books. Silly things like ghost hunting with phone apps, blundering into situations, interfering with police investigations - it's not entertaining.
Maybe I'm just the wrong audience for these books. Silly things like ghost hunting with phone apps, blundering into situations, interfering with police investigations - it's not entertaining.
November 23, 2018
Other than a couple of typo's toward the end of this book, it was just as fun to read as Miss Pressey's other books in this series. I love reading mystery and I love reading this particular series because it is so light-hearted. I look forward to the next book in this series.
January 6, 2019
Evil is everywhere
I really enjoyed this book. Could be a stand-alone. Only issue I have is whenever RIP starts a tour she says the same thing and that could mean we read it 2-3 times in a book. Seems like it is a space filler.
I really enjoyed this book. Could be a stand-alone. Only issue I have is whenever RIP starts a tour she says the same thing and that could mean we read it 2-3 times in a book. Seems like it is a space filler.
May 24, 2019
Great Book
Really good series! The characters are fantastic, they are very well written and have wonderful senses of humor. The storyline in the book was great, tons of humor and the right amount of mystery.
Really good series! The characters are fantastic, they are very well written and have wonderful senses of humor. The storyline in the book was great, tons of humor and the right amount of mystery.
September 30, 2017
very good
October 2, 2017
Cute
I enjoyed reading this cozy mystery. The story was engaging and had an interesting twist. I will read more of her books.
I enjoyed reading this cozy mystery. The story was engaging and had an interesting twist. I will read more of her books.
October 2, 2017
Great book
Love the characters and their story. Excellent ideas for the story waiting for the next one in the series to come out
Love the characters and their story. Excellent ideas for the story waiting for the next one in the series to come out
October 16, 2017
This cozy mystery series is a little darker than most of Rose Pressey's.
October 20, 2017
Love haunted tours and Rip.
November 11, 2017
😁😁😁😁😁
I love a good ghost story and IMHO these are great. I hope they never end. They are pretty good mysteries too.
I love a good ghost story and IMHO these are great. I hope they never end. They are pretty good mysteries too.
December 20, 2017
Awesome goosebumping
I'd recommend this series to friends and family!!! This series was very fun to visualize when reading. Loved this book's ending.
I'd recommend this series to friends and family!!! This series was very fun to visualize when reading. Loved this book's ending.
February 28, 2018
I love these books but I have noticed ALOT of grammatical errors in them.
March 12, 2018
good read
March 13, 2018
Hauntin'
This is one you can't put down.. Rip and her antics are crazy fun. Good read . Adventure and busy.
This is one you can't put down.. Rip and her antics are crazy fun. Good read . Adventure and busy.
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