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Book Details
Ghost Cat and the Haunted House (A Tenth Life Cozy Mystery)
Cozy Cat Mystery
4th in Series
Setting – Ocean Cove, a fictitious town on the Oregon Coast
Independently Published
Print length : 277 pages
Publication date : June 30, 2026
Paperback
ISBN-13 : 979-8272313546
ASIN : B0H339K7DS
Digital
ASIN : B0GXNY458L
Ghost cat Soji draws Camelia into an age-old web of secrets when a body turns up in the long-abandoned house on the hill.
Decades ago, Ida Jacks died a tragic death in her old ancestral home. Since then, the place has stood empty, just another of Ocean Cove’s moldering landmarks. Now paranormal investigator Griffin Gage is about to change all that. But Gage’s plan is to contact dead Ida takes a tragic turn when, instead of a spirit, he finds a corpse.
Ghost cat Soji has been acting strange, trying to tell Camelia something, but what, the octogenarian cannot discern. Is it about Ida? The Jacks House? The murder? And why does her own cat Blaze keep disappearing to the guesthouse with no apparent means of transport?
Handsome Sheriff Jamie can’t figure it out, and neither can Camelia’s clairvoyant confidant Vera nor her very special friend Ellery. Camelia is on her own to uncover the killer, but can she solve the mysteries in time to save innocent lives, and maybe a ghost or two?
About Mollie Hunt
Long: Cat Writer Mollie Hunt is the award-winning author of two cozy series: the Crazy Cat Lady Mysteries featuring a sixty-something cat shelter volunteer who finds more trouble than a cat in catnip, and the Tenth Life Paranormal Mysteries involving a ghost cat. Her Cat Seasons Sci-Fantasy Tetralogy presents extraordinary cats saving the world. She also released a COVID memoir she calls, “an ode to the very real and healing presence of cats.” Her cat health memoir, “Creating Comfort for Your Senior Cat: Stories, Poems, and Illustrations of Cats in Their Golden Years,” recently won a Certificate of Excellence from the Cat Writers’ Association.
Mollie’s cat writing has earned her various other honors, including CWA Muse Medallions and World’s Best Litter-ary Awards. She is the recipient of the prestigious Michael Brim Distinguished Service Award (CWA) and the Catalyst Council Connect to Care Award, celebrating a true story of the profound connection between a shelter cat and its adoptive pet parent. Her mystery, Cat’s Paw, was a CIBA Mystery & Mayhem Semi-finalist.
Mollie is on the Board of Directors for Northwest Independent Writers Association (NIWA) as well as being the librarian for the Cat Writers’ Association. Additionally, she is a member of Sisters in Crime, Willamette Writers, and the Oregon Writers Colony. Mollie lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and a varying number of cats. Like her cat lady character, she is a grateful shelter volunteer.
Short: Cat Writer Mollie Hunt is the award-winning author of two cozy mystery series and a sci-fantasy tetralogy. She has also published a COVID memoir and a cat health chronicle, both of which won recognition from the Cat Writers’ Association.
Mollie is a member of the Northwest Independent Writers Association (NIWA), Oregon Writers’ Colony, Sisters in Crime, the Cat Writers’ Association, and Willamette Writers. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and a varying number of cats. Like the cat lady character in one of her cozies, she is a grateful shelter volunteer.
Author Links
You can find Mollie Hunt, Cat Writer on her blogsite: https://molliehuntcatwriter.com/
Follow Mollie’s Amazon Page: www.amazon.com/author/molliehunt
Facebook Author Page: www.facebook.com/MollieHuntCatWriter/
Instagram: @molliehuntcatwriter
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7768987.Mollie_Hunt
Purchase Link – Amazon
TOUR PARTICIPANTS
June 23 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – SPOTLIGHT
June 23 – Romance Novel Giveaways – SPOTLIGHT
June 24 – Sarandipity’s – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
June 24 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 25 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR GUEST POST
June 25 – Cozy up With Kathy – CHARACTER GUEST POST
June 26 – Sneaky the Library Cat’s Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
June 26 – Books1987– SPOTLIGHT
June 27 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
June 27 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT
June 28 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
June 28 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
June 29 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
June 29 – Sarcastically Yours, Jen – SPOTLIGHT
June 29 – Salty Inspirations – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
Author Interview
What is your favorite part of this book and why?
I think I’m a little in love with the first chapter. It was the basis for the entire book. I had no idea what the story would be about until those first words wrote themselves in my head. Once I had that down, the rest of Ghost Cat and the Haunted House came willingly.
Chapter 1 opens with Camelia, my septuagenarian hero, sitting in her living room watching her ghost cat companion twirling in the middle of the carpet. Camelia has no idea what it’s about and becomes more confused when Soji intones the mysterious words, “Beware the ghost of Ida Jacks. She is not what she seems…”
If you could spend time with a character from your book who would it be? And what would you do during that day?
I write my characters to be enjoyable, so it’s hard to pick just one.
The older gentleman artist?
The hunky sheriff?
The billionaire?
The psychic best friend?
The hero Camelia who moved to quiet little Ocean Cove, Oregon only to discover her roommate was a ghost cat?
The ghost cat herself?
My answer is not what you would expect. If I could spend time with any of my series’ characters, it would be Blaze, Camelia’s elderly cat. (Real, not ghost) You see, Blaze is based on my own cat who passed away. He was my heart cat, and I would love to have another moment with him. As for what we would do, likely it would entail treats, naps, and cuddles.
What books/authors have most inspired you?
The Queen of Cat Mysteries Lillian Jackson Braun was my first inspiration to write cozy cat fiction. I recall reading one of her “The Cat Who…” books that I’d got from the library and thinking, “A mystery! With cats! I love it!”
Shirley Rousseau Murphy, author of the Joe Grey series (and fellow member of the Cat Writers’ Association until her death) is another favorite.
Her cat mysteries feature extraordinary talking cats.
Are your characters based off real people or did they all come entirely from your imagination?
My characters are all figments of my imagination, though I may utilize personality traits I’ve observed in real life.
What made you want to become a writer?
It started in Mrs. Wilson’s fourth grade class. I wrote cat stories then too.
But then I became centered on fine and graphic arts. The writing thing didn’t return to me until after I turned forty.
I’d had a mystery story mulling in my head for some time, and one night I sat down at a computer and started writing. That moment changed my life. I loved it and have continued to love it ever since.
One more thing. I don’t use any sort of generative AI in my work. No prompts, blurbs, cover designs—nothing. It’s all my own work or that of another human being.
Thank you for featuring my newest Tenth Life Mystery!
Note from the author about the giveaway: I made a mistake when I posted the giveaway, but it’s one that will be good for you. I’m supposed to be giving away a copy of Ghost Cat and the Haunted House, but the promo highlights another book of mine, Cold Case Cat. The winner will receive BOTH books as a prize!