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Book Details
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Ghost (The Redemption Detective Agency)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting – Redemption, Wisconsin in the 1990s
Publisher : Love-Based Publishing (September 2025)
Number of Pages ~200
Digital ASIN : B0DJ7WTMS2
Emily Hildebrandt is learning to settle into some of the very strange cases that come through The
Redemption Detective Agency’s door.
Like Aunt Tilde’s friend Ruth who claims she’s lost a ghost.
How does one lose a ghost? Apparently when the ghost decides to walk out the door.
But, to make matters more complicated, it’s not just any ghost but the ghost of Ruth’s dead
husband. Who was murdered decades ago under very suspicious circumstances.
Emily has no choice but to go back in time and figure out what really happened to Ruth’s
husband, in order for everyone to rest in peace.
A spin-off from the Charlie Kingsley Mystery series! The Redemption Detective Agency is a
funny, twisty cozy mystery series set in the 1990s featuring silver sleuths solving cold cases.
Great for fans of the Thursday Murder Club.
About Michele Pariza Wacek
A USA Today Bestselling, award-winning author, Michele taught herself to read at 3 years old
because she wanted to write stories so badly. It took some time (and some detours) but she does
spend much of her time writing stories now. Mystery stories, to be exact. They’re clean and
twisty, and range from psychological thrillers to cozies, with a dash of romance and supernatural
thrown into the mix. If that wasn’t enough, she posts lots of fun things on her blog, including
short stories, puzzles, recipes and more, at MPWNovels.com.
Michele grew up in Wisconsin (hence why all her books take place there), and still visits
regularly, but she herself escaped the cold and now lives in the mountains of Prescott, Arizona,
with her husband and southern squirrel hunter Cassie.
When she’s not writing, she’s usually reading, hanging out with her dog, or watching the Food
Network and imagining she’s an awesome cook. (Spoiler alert, she’s not. Luckily for the whole
family, Mr. PW is in charge of the cooking.)
Author Links
Website https://MPWNovels.com
Facebook https://Facebook.com/MichelePWauthor
Instagram https://instagram.com/themichelepw
Character Interview
Describe yourself.
My name is Emily Hildebrandt and I’m the main character of The Redemption Detective Agency.
What makes you laugh?
Usually it’s some crazy scheme that Mildred, Aunt Tilde or Nora have cooked up. It’s either laugh or cry in frustration. Actually, on second thought, there’s a lot of nearly crying in frustration going on.
Are you afraid of anything?
That I’ll never get my life back. I had a good life. I had a great job in a big company, a fiancé, lots of perks. I had friends I would have drinks with after work.
Well…associates at least. But people knew who I was and who I worked for. I was respected. Now?
I’m trying to turn my aunt’s “detective agency” into an actual business, even though my aunt is a
retired nurse and the other “detectives” are a retired teacher and a used bookstore owner. This is not
what I saw for my life, and I don’t know how I’m going to ever get my old life back.
Do you have a special talent or gift?
I seem to have a knack for investigating, which shocked me. I never thought I would make a good investigator.
Do you have a secret?
I think my former company is more dangerous than I had ever thought. But I don’t want to say too much about it, as I don’t want you to be targeted.
Tell us about your family.
I currently live with my eccentric Aunt Tilde, who never married or had children of her own. My sister Ellen has two little girls (my nieces) and we have a mostly okay relationship. My mother is an alcoholic and I have little to do with her anymore, as growing up I was mostly raising her rather than the other way around. My Aunt Tilde (who is my mother’s sister) has been my rock for most of my life. Despite her flaws and quirks, I owe a lot to her.
Who is the most important person in your life?
What is your most embarrassing moment? The time Aunt Tilde and Mildred showed up on my first
date, followed closely by what happened on a recent double date. Ugh.
What do you do for fun?
I love reading and gardening. I also love organizing, which I know makes me a little weird.
If you could change anything about your life what would it be?
To turn the clock back to my old life. Except…now that I know my old life is an illusion, do I really want to go back? I’m sure I do, but it’s complicated.
Tell me about your author.
She’s okay, I guess. I’m not real happy about how she’s always putting me into situations she knows I don’t care for, but I guess that’s what most authors do, so it’s fine. It could be worse, she could write me into an horror novel, so I guess I should be thankful I’m solving mysteries and not running away from an axe murderer.
Do you like the way they write you?
For the most part, although I do occasionally wish she had left me alone in the life I had. She keeps assuring me I will be better off and happier, I just have to relax and give it a chance. I’m not much good at relaxing, but what choice do I have?
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TOUR PARTICIPANTS
September 8 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – AUTHOR GUEST POST
September 8 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
September 9 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
September 9 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – REVIEW
September 10 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW
September 10 – Books1987 – SPOTLIGHT
September 11 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
September 11 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
September 12 – Novels Alive – REVIEW
September 13 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
September 13 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
September 14 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW
September 15 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT
September 16 – Deal Sharing Aunt – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
September 17 – Baroness Book Trove – SPOTLIGHT
September 18 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
September 19 – Sarandipity’s – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
September 19 – Hall Ways Blog – SPOTLIGHT
September 20 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW
September 21 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW
Giveaway
(2 ) Paperback Copies of The Mysterious Case of the Missing Ghost (The Redemption Detective Agency) by Michele Pariza Wacek
(Provided by Author)
