A gold award winner for a best unpublished novel at the 2019 Florida Writers Association annual Royal Palm Literary Awards. A contemporary suspense fantasy novel.Luther Applewhite overhears a murder plot, a man hiring an assassin to kill his wife. Outraged, Luther decides to save the woman, but there is a rather serious problem. He's a ghost in limbo and can't communicate or interact with the living.The Grim Reaper and a sarcastic supernatural cat continually warn Luther against interfering in the fates of mortals. Tormented by their dire warnings, Luther struggles with his conscience. Finally, he plunges ahead at the risk of his own destiny.But how is he going to do it?Luther meets a five-year-old natural psychic who tells about his encounters with several famous ghosts. But the little boy can't help because his mother doesn't believe him. She thinks he's making up stories.Luther enlists the help of a kooky medium and convinces her to go to the police about the planned murder. But they laugh at her story. The day of the assassination is rapidly approaching, and Luther is in a state of panic. Then the young psychic introduces him to an enigmatic ninety-year-old woman with a mysterious past.With his new friends, a plan is formed. And they put it into action.Then the unthinkable happens. The assassin finds out, and the medium, the old woman, and the child are marked for death.Luther is terrified for his friends. But what can he do? He's a ghost, and there is no one else he can turn to for help.Can a ghost stop an assassin? Can a spirit in limbo change the fate of mortals?Death is an adventure.An award-winning fiction book for adults by a father/daughter writing team.

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