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287 pp.
| Dutton
| June, 2011
|
TradeISBN 978-0-525-42212-9$16.99
(3)
4-6
When her mother announces imminent plans to marry a man she's just met online, Gilda Joyce's psychic suspicions are immediately roused. A destination wedding in history-rich St. Augustine, Florida, would certainly seem to invite ghosts--and Gilda is determined to find some. The combination of a well-meaning, resolute heroine with a vivid setting results in a lively story that's both funny and suspenseful.
305 pp.
| Dutton
| May, 2009
|
TradeISBN 978-0-525-47980-2$16.99
(3)
4-6
Fourteen-year-old "psychic investigator" Gilda Joyce arrives in Washington, D.C., for a summer internship. Working at the International Spy Museum, she soon finds herself embroiled in real-life espionage. In Gilda's fourth story, clever details and a lighthearted approach continue to combine with suspenseful plotting to draw in readers.
344 pp.
| Dutton
| August, 2007
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TradeISBN 978-0-525-47808-9$15.99
(3)
4-6
When her best friend Wendy is invited to compete in a piano competition in Oxford, England, Gilda Joyce tags along as official page turner and unofficial psychic investigator, with plenty of spiritualist tools (and fabulous hats) in tow. Gilda's imaginative flair fuels plenty of humor and drama, while the combination of stiff competition and Wendy's ominous nightmares contribute to the suspense.
339 pp.
| Dutton/Sleuth
| May, 2006
|
TradeISBN 0-525-47693-8$15.99
(3)
4-6
In this second novel featuring "psychic investigator" Gilda Joyce, the setting is exclusive girls' school Our Lady of Sorrows. After learning of a student's drowning in the nearby lake, Gilda vows to untangle the circumstances surrounding the girl's death by using journalistic techniques, creative traps, and her supposed psychic powers. Humorous misadventures lighten a genuinely intriguing mystery full of spooky supernatural elements.