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"A cute paranormal mystery"

Condor University security officer Nick Ellis was not on shift when Chief Butts called to ask him to help with a campus fire. After courageously saving the lives of six emergency workers, Nick notices what seems like letters burned into the ground once the fire was put out. This locale has frightened Nick before as he senses something is not right there, a spot where the Army Air Corps trained fighter pilots during World War II.

Nick finally encounters his "client" who left the message in the ashes. The ghost of a pilot murdered sixty years ago wants Nick to find out the truth. Nick struggles, as no one seems interested in what occurred six decades ago until he meets US Army Criminal Investigation Division Major Tom Walker. Now the duo presses forward to find out what happened to Sam in 1942.

SAM'S GHOST will catch readers by surprise, but not only because it is a splendid paranormal historical mystery with a touch of sad romance. The audience will be shocked with the final twist that ties up a strong tale. The romantic subplot deals with Sam wanting to tell his beloved that he loves her for eternity, but clearly the powerful World War II mystery investigated in the twenty-first century remains the prime theme. Fans will appreciate this novel and demand more works from terrific Tony Ardito starring resolute Nick.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted May 26, 2003

The old buildings at the university were spooky, with creaky floors, dimly lit halls, eerie sounds and strange shadows. When Nick Ellis took a job as a campus security officer at Condor University, he never thought it would lead to an encounter with a ghost, time travel, and the investigation of a sixty-year-old murder. But that's exactly what happens at a university built on the grounds of a World War II airbase. Nick is drawn into the murder investigation by an unlikely source: the restless ghost of the murder victim. Sam's Ghost has crossed the boundaries of time and space to seek Nick's help in uncovering his murderer and clearing his name. The ghost also wants to say goodbye to Helen, his lost love. When Nick's efforts to solve the murder are hampered, he turns to the U.S. Army for help and finds a sympathetic ear in Major Tom Walker of the Army's Criminal Investigation Division. With the investigation in full swing, Nick uncovers a mystery that could change his life forever. Sam's Ghost is the first in a series of novels featuring Nick Ellis, investigative reporter and maverick archeologist. Join him on his adventures around the world.