GB: Spooktacular Story Sleuths (continuing)

[Preeti]

Ghost: Army of Ghosts {Jogger Ghost, City of Albany Ghost Train, Cinema Ghost, Mink Coat Ghost, Washington Square Ghost, Titanic Ghost}
Task: 👻Read a book with a train on the cover
Book/Author: Murder on the Safari Star (Adventures on Trains #3) by M.G. Leonard & Sam Sedgman (51426 words)
Date Read: Dec 29
How It Fits: Train on the cover

[Maddielucy(Patti)]

Completion /Army of Ghosts
👻Read a book set in Washington state
Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis

Read 1/4
set in Washinton State

[bamaace83]

I'm stuck...anybody got a book going to the movies? This is harder than it should be.

[Richard]

bamaace83 wrote: "I'm stuck...anybody got a book going to the movies? This is harder than it should be."

Sure. This, for example:

Movie Freak: My Life Watching Movies

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

bamaace83 wrote: "I'm stuck...anybody got a book going to the movies? This is harder than it should be."

Anna, I hope you don't mind me jumping in. I compared our books and we've both read To Die For. Don't Blair and Wyatt go to a movie in the story?

I also have
Twilight
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Airs Above the Ground

If I think of any more books, I'll make another post.

[bamaace83]

Thanks to both of you! I'm going to see what I can find. We are about to get a nasty winter storm and I'm hoping we don't lose power later today. I'm trying to get things done on here just in case.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Oops. Thought of another book. Annie.

It's a hard knock life until Daddy Warbucks takes you to a movie :)

[Preeti]

The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie also has characters going to the cinema. In fact, one of the crimes takes place in a movie theatre.

[Maddielucy(Patti)]

No rush Anna!

Hi Lanelle! 👋🏻

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Maddielucy(Patti) wrote: "Hi Lanelle! 👋🏻"

Hello :)

[Preeti]

Hi, Lanelle! Welcome to the team. 👋🏻

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Preeti wrote: "Hi, Lanelle! Welcome to the team. 👋🏻"

Thank you :)

[bamaace83]

I finally got it done. I'll be back to get this updated. Sheesh.

[bamaace83]

Ghost: Army of Ghosts {Jogger Ghost, City of Albany Ghost Train, Cinema Ghost, Mink Coat Ghost, Washington Square Ghost, Titanic Ghost}
Task: Read a book where they go to the movies
Book/Author: Stone Promises by Samantha Christy
Date Read: 1-10-25
How It Fits: Ch. 1 "watching the premiere of my movie, seeing my name first up on that screen instead of fourth"

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Dr. Janosz Poha



Dr. Janosz Poha is the head of the Restoration department at the Manhattan Museum of Art. Vigo has him under a mind-control spell and is using him as a servant. He can take the form of a red-eyed, spectral nanny with a baby carriage to abduct a baby for Vigo to possess.



Tasks

👻Read a book with someone who is a servant

👻Read a book with a nanny character

👻Read a book with a baby on the cover

👻Read a book with the author's initials in Poha

[Preeti]

I would like the 1st task if it is ok with everybody. I will be reading A Little Princess next which works for the book.

[bamaace83]

Sure, that sounds good. Are y'all okay with me taking the nanny one? I have a quick and steamy romance book that I can knock out for that one.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Sounds good.

Patti, which task would you like?

[Preeti]

Ghost: Dr. Janosz Poha
Task: 👻Read a book with someone who is a servant
Book/Author: A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett (66117 words)
Date Read: Jan 12
How It Fits: Characters who are servants: Becky is the scullery maid at the boarding school. When Miss Minchin finds out that Sara Crewe’s father has died in India leaving her without any funds, she takes away all her possessions to cover her previous expenses and forces her to work at the boarding school as an unpaid servant.

[Preeti]

That was such a nostalgic read! Now I have to rewatch the Shirley Temple movie... I have lost count of how many times I have already watched it and loved it every time.

[bamaace83]

Ghost: Dr. Janosz Poha
Task: Read a book with a nanny character
Book/Author: Big Bossy Trouble by Lilian Monroe
Date Read: 1-12-25
How It Fits: Layla becomes a temporary nanny for Isla.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

I'll take

👻Read a book with the author's initials in Poha

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Completion Post

Ghost: Dr. Janosz Poha
Task: Read a book with the author's initials in Poha
Book/Author: Southern Star by Phyllis A. Humphrey
Date Read: 1/14/25
How It Fits: The author's initials (PH) are found in Poha.

[Maddielucy(Patti)]

Sorry -- I'm here! Wasn't sure we moved on. I'll find a baby on the cover somewhere!!

[Maddielucy(Patti)]

Ghost: Dr. Janosz Poha
The Onesies, Fall by Josie Brown

Read 1/18
Baby on cover in stroller

[Maddielucy(Patti)]

I checked us in

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Vigo the Carpathian:



Vigo the Carpathian was not well-liked by his people. They poisoned, shot, stabbed, hung, stretched, disemboweled, drawn and quartered him. I guess they wanted to make sure he was dead. Just before he died, he muttered "Death is but a door. Time is but a window. I'll be back!" His ghost took up residence in his portrait which was painted long before his death.



Tasks

👻Read a book with a door on the cover

👻Read a book with a hated character (your interpretation)

👻Read a book with a character who is stabbed

👻Read a book with a portrait on the cover

[Maddielucy(Patti)]

Can I do either door on cover or hated character?

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Maddielucy(Patti) wrote: "Can I do either door on cover or hated character?"

I don't mind. It seems to me that the 'door on the cover' might be more tricky to find, so I would take that one, if I were you.

The book I'm currently reading has a character that is stabbed, so I'll claim that task.

[Maddielucy(Patti)]

Ok great. I'll do "door on the cover"

[bamaace83]

I have a book with a hated character but I can try to find portrait if I need to.

[Preeti]

I can take the portrait task.

[bamaace83]

Sounds good. I'm sure I have a hated character in one of my books that I have coming up.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Completion Post

Ghost: Vigo the Carpathian
Task: Read a book a character who is stabbed
Book/Author: I Thee Wed by Amanda Quick
Date Read: 1/19/25
How It Fits: The apothecary is stabbed.

[Preeti]

Ghost: Vigo the Carpathian
Task: 👻Read a book with a portrait on the cover
Book/Author: Coraline by Neil Gaiman (30640 words)
Date Read: Jan 20
How It Fits: Portrait on the cover


Edit: Cancelled this as the portrait has to be a framed picture of a person.

[Preeti]

I have added the book above because I think it works for the task. I have asked about it in the Q&A and will change it if required.

FYI, I will travelling until Feb 3rd so may not be able to check in very regularly.

[Maddielucy(Patti)]

Safe travels Preeti!!

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Preeti, if you need or want to trade tasks, I have several books with portraits on the cover.

[Preeti]

Lanelle wrote: "Preeti, if you need or want to trade tasks, I have several books with portraits on the cover."

Thanks for the offer.
Donna has said that the portrait has to be "a framed picture of a person." I am still looking for a book that works.
If any of your books works for it, please let me know.

I found a cute book that works for the task and that I want to read. I ought to be done with it soon.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Preeti wrote: "I found a cute book that works for the task and that I want to read. I ought to be done with it soon."

That does sound like a cute book. And my library has it! I've added to my TBR list.

[Maddielucy(Patti)]

Completion / Ghost: Vigo the Carpathian
👻Read a book with a door on the cover
The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis

Read 1/24
Door on cover

[Preeti]

Ghost: Vigo the Carpathian
Task: 👻Read a book with a portrait on the cover
Book/Author: Penny Dreadful by Laurel Snyder (55822 words)
Date Read: Feb 1
How It Fits: Portraits on the cover

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

bamaace83 wrote: "I have a book with a hated character but I can try to find portrait if I need to."

Anna, have you found a book with a hated character in it?

[bamaace83]

I got one! Let me get it caught up and check us in.

[bamaace83]

Ghost: Vigo the Carpathian
Task: 👻Read a book with book with a hated character
Book/Author: The Donor Billionaire by Zoe Dod
Date Read: 1-28-25
How It Fits: Leah's ex Vince is a hated character in this book.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

bamaace83 wrote: "I got one! Let me get it caught up and check us in."

Thanks for checking us in :)

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Possessed player 4 & Psychomagnotheric slime



You failed to take out Vigo and he has now possessed Player 4. You are going to have to use some positively energized psychomagnotheric slime on player 4 to exorcise Vigo. Then you need to use your proton blasters on the slime.



Tasks

👻Read a book with all the letters of VIGO in the title

👻Read a book with all the letters of SLIME in the title

👻Read a book with the author's initials in PROTON

👻Read a book that starts with a letter in PSYCHOMAGNOTHERIC

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Donna wrote: "You failed to take out Vigo and he has now possessed Player 4..."

Oh dear. I think I'm Player 4 :(

[Preeti]

I can do any of the 4 tasks.

[Maddielucy(Patti)]

Lanelle wrote: "Donna wrote: "You failed to take out Vigo and he has now possessed Player 4..."

Oh dear. I think I'm Player 4 :("

Lol!