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Ghostly Echoes
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Jenny Cavanaugh, the ghostly lady of 926 Augur Lane, has enlisted the investigative services of her fellow residents to solve a decade-old murder—her own. Abigail Rook and her eccentric employer, Detective R. F. Jackaby, dive into the cold case, starting with a search for Jenny’s fiancé, who went missing the night she died. But when a new, gruesome murder closely mirrors t
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August 23rd 2016
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Ghostly Echoes is the penultimate volume. There will be a fourth and final installment.
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I loved the second book as well.
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I don't know what happened to this series. I absolutely loved the first book, Jackaby, which was a mystery mixed with historical fiction and paranormal. It was delightfully unlike anything I'd read before and I added it to my favorites shelf. But sadly, with each new installment, this series has slowly lost its appeal.
1) The humor is all gone. I thought Jackaby was absolutely hilarious. The main characters were an odd pair of detectives, one a strong young woman, Abigail, the other an eccentric ...more
1) The humor is all gone. I thought Jackaby was absolutely hilarious. The main characters were an odd pair of detectives, one a strong young woman, Abigail, the other an eccentric ...more

Apr 21, 2016
Lauren Stoolfire
rated it
it was amazing
Shelves:
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young-adult,
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I lucked out and won a copy of Ghostly Echoes (Jackaby #3) through the Goodreads Giveaway Program! Thanks very much!
Jenny Cavanaugh, the ghost who calls 926 Auger Lane home alongside Detective R.F. Jackaby and his assistant Abigail Rook, has finally made the decision to enlist her lodgers to investigate a ten year old case - her own murder. To begin, they'll have to start by searching for Howard Carson, Jenny's fiancé, who disappeared on the same night that she was murdered. However, Jackaby and ...more
Jenny Cavanaugh, the ghost who calls 926 Auger Lane home alongside Detective R.F. Jackaby and his assistant Abigail Rook, has finally made the decision to enlist her lodgers to investigate a ten year old case - her own murder. To begin, they'll have to start by searching for Howard Carson, Jenny's fiancé, who disappeared on the same night that she was murdered. However, Jackaby and ...more

I received a copy of this book through Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.
3.75
While this series will never leave a mark on my life as a reader it's quite enjoyable and entertaining. It's snarky, it has a good female lead and a socially inept lovely detective. Oh, and paranormal stuff. This kind of format works for me, it keeps me on my toes and it's never boring.
I guess it's one of those things that, if they're well developed, they never get old. Ghostly Echoes has flaws, but it's still ...more
3.75
While this series will never leave a mark on my life as a reader it's quite enjoyable and entertaining. It's snarky, it has a good female lead and a socially inept lovely detective. Oh, and paranormal stuff. This kind of format works for me, it keeps me on my toes and it's never boring.
I guess it's one of those things that, if they're well developed, they never get old. Ghostly Echoes has flaws, but it's still ...more

I think that the Jackaby series is one of the best YA series ever! And, I'm not a big fan of YA. It's just not a genre I read much from. But Jackaby is a brilliant series and the latest book, Ghostly Echoes is just like the previous two books absolutely great. I like that this book finally deals with the Jenny Cavanaugh mystery, something I have been waiting for since the first book. I like how in each book you learn more about the characters and the strange creatures in it that most people don'
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"My brick. My house. My whole wide world." She slid through the demolished wall. "My turn."
I'm under the impression that this is not the last book in the series. And, for that, I am severely happy.
As the third instalment in the Jackaby series, I have to say this book came a long way. While still maintaining that light mystery story, it also seemed significantly darker. I expected everything to be tied up and finish with a flare--because, when it comes to Jackaby and Abigail, a flare is all t ...more

I have loved the uniqueness of this series and these characters from the beginning and I was thrilled to get another installment with them.
It was exciting to get Jenny's story and see her history. Of course there are more things revealed and more bad guys and more more more. The ending is satisfying to a point, but if this is the last book, I will be irritated because there is a great set up for a book 4.
Overall, a quick and fun read. I think I could read these characters forever.
**Huge thanks t ...more
It was exciting to get Jenny's story and see her history. Of course there are more things revealed and more bad guys and more more more. The ending is satisfying to a point, but if this is the last book, I will be irritated because there is a great set up for a book 4.
Overall, a quick and fun read. I think I could read these characters forever.
**Huge thanks t ...more

Darker than the first two books, and also more tightly plotted. I had rather suspected that Ritter largely made these up as he went along, but the sudden coherence of characters and plot points from previous stories indicates that he in fact had a larger arc in mind all along.
Time to find out a lot about the ghost and a little about the secretive detective.
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Personal milestone: this was the two-thousandth book added to my fantasy shelf. Of course, that isn't counting all the fantasy I read and ...more
Time to find out a lot about the ghost and a little about the secretive detective.
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Personal milestone: this was the two-thousandth book added to my fantasy shelf. Of course, that isn't counting all the fantasy I read and ...more

I GOT AN E-ARC *sobbing tears of joy*
I JUST LOVE THIS SERIES SO MUCH!
This review was originally posted at https://freadomlibrary.wordpress.com/
Critically
Plot – 4.5 out of 5 stars
This series just keeps getting better and better. The plot of this book is action packed and fast paced. There’s still so much mystery to be uncovered and the whole book has this giant feeling of suspense and heaviness which wasn’t present in the previous books. Yet it still keeps its entertainment factor and I loved the ...more
I JUST LOVE THIS SERIES SO MUCH!
This review was originally posted at https://freadomlibrary.wordpress.com/
Critically
Plot – 4.5 out of 5 stars
This series just keeps getting better and better. The plot of this book is action packed and fast paced. There’s still so much mystery to be uncovered and the whole book has this giant feeling of suspense and heaviness which wasn’t present in the previous books. Yet it still keeps its entertainment factor and I loved the ...more

4.5*
The great thing about series when done well is that there is a certain familiarity that eases you into the story and this third instalment was the best so far. Jackaby and Abigail finally start working on Jenny’s case, in what turns out to be a thrilling plot. Additionally, seemingly random elements that appeared in the previous two books, start merging together into the picture of a huge threat! Can’t wait for the final episode!
The great thing about series when done well is that there is a certain familiarity that eases you into the story and this third instalment was the best so far. Jackaby and Abigail finally start working on Jenny’s case, in what turns out to be a thrilling plot. Additionally, seemingly random elements that appeared in the previous two books, start merging together into the picture of a huge threat! Can’t wait for the final episode!

Sep 20, 2016
Paige Bookdragon
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
unfinished-series,
mystery,
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friendship,
read-2016,
fantasy,
vampire,
adventure,
young-adult,
ghosts
Actual rating: 3.7 stars
I have to admit I kinda forgot what happened in this book. It's not because it's not memorable but because I have read at least 7 books more after this and you have to understand, my memory in the first place is not that good.
Ghostly Echoes is the 3rd book in the Jackaby series and no, you can't read it as a standalone. You have to read the 2 previous books before picking this one up. There will be some spoilers and new characters in the book that will leave you confuse i ...more

This is definitely a series, where you have to read each installments in order, cause we follow around the same group of characters and with each book we uncover new informations and connections that you won’t fully understand unless you have all the knowledge from previous books :) so if you are interested in reading about a supernatural Sherlock Holmes type of a detective this is a series for you :) I loved all stories in it so far :) in this third one, we learn even more about certain charact
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Loooooved the first book of this trilogy, but unfortunately didn't love the others as much. :/
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Jackaby: ★★★☆☆
Beastly Bones: ★★★☆☆
Ghostly Echoes: ★★★★☆
The Dire King: ★★★★☆
Hands down this is my favorite book in the series. Jackaby is my second favorite, but this one definitely beats it. We start to see the plot undercurrents from the rest of the series consolidate into what the plot for the fourth and final book will be, and I'm living for it!
I think my favorite part was that this book got darker. The first two books were quirky and ...more
Jackaby: ★★★☆☆
Beastly Bones: ★★★☆☆
Ghostly Echoes: ★★★★☆
The Dire King: ★★★★☆
Hands down this is my favorite book in the series. Jackaby is my second favorite, but this one definitely beats it. We start to see the plot undercurrents from the rest of the series consolidate into what the plot for the fourth and final book will be, and I'm living for it!
I think my favorite part was that this book got darker. The first two books were quirky and ...more

There is apparently one more of these Jackaby books to come, however Ghostly Echoes finally gets down to business with Jenny Cavanaugh’s story, and, as I expected all along, it is a remarkable tale.
There’s definitely something rotten in the state of New Fiddleham.
This series in general has really given me a Newt Scamander vibe – in fact, if they were looking to cast Jackaby, Eddie Redmayne wouldn’t be a bad choice for the role. It’s probably hardest to review this installment in the series becau ...more
There’s definitely something rotten in the state of New Fiddleham.
This series in general has really given me a Newt Scamander vibe – in fact, if they were looking to cast Jackaby, Eddie Redmayne wouldn’t be a bad choice for the role. It’s probably hardest to review this installment in the series becau ...more

Jackaby: ★★★★
The Map: ★★★★
Beastly Bones: ★★★★★
Ghostly Echoes: ★★★★★
The Dire King: ★★★★
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I discovered the Jackaby series on Goodreads I think earlier this year. Marketed as a supernatural Sherlock, I was sold, despite having never read or watched anything Sherlock related. I'm very good at knowing what I'd b ...more
The Map: ★★★★
Beastly Bones: ★★★★★
Ghostly Echoes: ★★★★★
The Dire King: ★★★★
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You keep sacrificing young maidens until you’ve burned through them all but the monster will still be there, will still be waiting, will still be a monster. I’ve ceased appeasing monsters.
I discovered the Jackaby series on Goodreads I think earlier this year. Marketed as a supernatural Sherlock, I was sold, despite having never read or watched anything Sherlock related. I'm very good at knowing what I'd b ...more

Very good just like the previous two.
I’m not going to go into the plot as that will take me into spoiler territory, which is somewhere I don’t like to go in my reviews.
It was really nice to see the characters grow. I feel like Abigail gets stronger with every book and I love seeing her triumph. We get a few questions answered in this one, we finally find out the truth behind what happened to Jenny. A couple of Jackaby’s many secrets were revealed as well, though I do think there are plenty of ...more
I’m not going to go into the plot as that will take me into spoiler territory, which is somewhere I don’t like to go in my reviews.
It was really nice to see the characters grow. I feel like Abigail gets stronger with every book and I love seeing her triumph. We get a few questions answered in this one, we finally find out the truth behind what happened to Jenny. A couple of Jackaby’s many secrets were revealed as well, though I do think there are plenty of ...more

5 Stars!
Another fantastic book in the Jackaby series, in Ghostly Echoes we finally get to learn more about Jenny and her case. Again, the characters are all fantastic, including all the new ones that we get to meet and those returning from the previous books. And I really enjoyed following the larger story that finally begins to piece together in this book.
Though there are a few slower moments throughout this installment, it does pick up again and provides much needed information and setup for ...more
Another fantastic book in the Jackaby series, in Ghostly Echoes we finally get to learn more about Jenny and her case. Again, the characters are all fantastic, including all the new ones that we get to meet and those returning from the previous books. And I really enjoyed following the larger story that finally begins to piece together in this book.
Though there are a few slower moments throughout this installment, it does pick up again and provides much needed information and setup for ...more

“It is the ugliest aspect of human nature that we fear what is most different from ourselves with such violent contempt.”
This series just keeps getting better and better. Ghostly Echoes has been my favourite book in this series so far.
Ten years ago, Abigail was murdered. Now there are similar murders occurring, and Jackaby and Abigail might finally have a shot at figuring out who truly murdered Jenny and what happened to her fiancé.
I really liked Abigail in the first book, she really grew on m ...more
This series just keeps getting better and better. Ghostly Echoes has been my favourite book in this series so far.
Ten years ago, Abigail was murdered. Now there are similar murders occurring, and Jackaby and Abigail might finally have a shot at figuring out who truly murdered Jenny and what happened to her fiancé.
I really liked Abigail in the first book, she really grew on m ...more

I didn't love the writing as much as I did the second book. I thought from Jackaby to Beastly Bones had really grown in writing style but there were a lot of overused words in Ghostly Echoes that was bothersome and a few places where the action slipped a bit and I had to look back to catch up and make sure I hadn't missed anything.
The story did progress rather well though!! I love where this overall series arc is going and I always appreciate being able to look back and see what had been planne ...more
The story did progress rather well though!! I love where this overall series arc is going and I always appreciate being able to look back and see what had been planne ...more

Aug 29, 2017
Tara
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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series-owned
Well, Ritter has finally done it; he finally got me to rate a Jackaby novel 5 stars. ;)
I really love this series, and I'm sad that I only have one book left. I'm not going to buy the next one until it comes out in paperback, though, so I won't have to say goodbye to Jackaby and Co. for at least a year..
Anyway, this story was just as gripping and entertaining as the other two, and I really enjoyed getting to learn more about Jenny. The characters have definitely grown into a strange sort of famil ...more
I really love this series, and I'm sad that I only have one book left. I'm not going to buy the next one until it comes out in paperback, though, so I won't have to say goodbye to Jackaby and Co. for at least a year..
Anyway, this story was just as gripping and entertaining as the other two, and I really enjoyed getting to learn more about Jenny. The characters have definitely grown into a strange sort of famil ...more

Mar 08, 2020
Montzalee Wittmann
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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Finding Jenny's Murderer
Ghostly Echoes: A Jackaby Novel by William Ritter is book three in the series. In this book Jackaby finally is getting around to working on Jenny's case, she was murdered ten years prior. Jenny is the ghost in the house and their friend. There is soooo much that happens in here. I don't want to give anything away but it is all unpredictable and amazing! New bad guys that are truly evil! Great story! ...more
Ghostly Echoes: A Jackaby Novel by William Ritter is book three in the series. In this book Jackaby finally is getting around to working on Jenny's case, she was murdered ten years prior. Jenny is the ghost in the house and their friend. There is soooo much that happens in here. I don't want to give anything away but it is all unpredictable and amazing! New bad guys that are truly evil! Great story! ...more

This was such a great installment in the series, the supernatural elements in this story are some of the best that I've read about in YA books.
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EDIT: I've decided since I didn't really care for this or the one before, and since it's going in a darker direction than I'd like, that I'm not going to read the final book. I just don't want to go through that. I'll enjoy the fact that I loved the first book and the novella, but I'm done with Jackaby from here, and that's okay.
(Review originally posted on The Page Dreamer: https://thepagedreamer.wordpress.com/...)
I've been looking forward to reading this for quite awhile, and now I have confli ...more

Well, that was . . . interesting. And also creepy. And . . . yeah. I think I shall just get on with the good and bad and hopefully by the end of that I'll have sorted out my thoughts.
The Good:
-The Characters, as always. Jackaby, Abigail, and Jenny are all wonderful as ever. The new characters we meet, well, they tend towards the creepy at times, but there's some in there who seem friendly enough. And Charlie reappeared, much to my surprise, towards the end of the book, which made me quite ha ...more
The Good:
-The Characters, as always. Jackaby, Abigail, and Jenny are all wonderful as ever. The new characters we meet, well, they tend towards the creepy at times, but there's some in there who seem friendly enough. And Charlie reappeared, much to my surprise, towards the end of the book, which made me quite ha ...more

Ghostly Echoes was one of the top books I was hoping to get at BEA. I LOVED Jackaby and Beastly Bones, and I could not wait to dive back into New Fiddleham with these characters. I was not disappointed.
I absolutely adore these characters and this world so so much. Everything about these books is just…charming. But I think the best part of Ghostly Echoes is that it’s a bit darker than the other two books in the series so far.
The third book in the Jackaby series focuses a lot on Jenny Cavanaugh, ...more
I absolutely adore these characters and this world so so much. Everything about these books is just…charming. But I think the best part of Ghostly Echoes is that it’s a bit darker than the other two books in the series so far.
The third book in the Jackaby series focuses a lot on Jenny Cavanaugh, ...more

Sep 13, 2017
Colleen Houck
added it
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friends,
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I loved heading into another mystery with Jackaby and his assistant. This time they are headed to the underworld with the help of Charon. We finally get to see what happened to our resident ghost. I totally hear David Tennant in my head as I read these. If you're a Doctor Who fan, you need to pick up these books!
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I really enjoyed this! It's been a while since I read book two and I was a bit worried that I wouldn't enjoy this book as much but I definitely did. This series continues to be a bunch of fun and very readable.
I completely forgot just how much I enjoy these characters! I've said this before but the eccentric older mentor can be a really annoying figure for me but I just love the way Jackaby is characterized. One aspect of this series that I continue to love is Abigail being wrong about things, ...more
I completely forgot just how much I enjoy these characters! I've said this before but the eccentric older mentor can be a really annoying figure for me but I just love the way Jackaby is characterized. One aspect of this series that I continue to love is Abigail being wrong about things, ...more

When I read the first chapters of William Ritter’s young adult fantasy novel „Jackaby“ almost two years ago I soon realized that this was about to become a new favorite series of mine. I’ve always been a sucker for historical crime fiction especially when it’s set in the late 19th century and if you also give me a weird detective that feels like a quirky character played by Johnny Depp and taken from a witty Tim Burton movie (seriously, can someone please persuade those two into adapting the boo
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I absolutely love the Jackaby series!! This is probably my favorite one in the series thus far!
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