The Ghost Who Books in Order

The Ghost Who books follow Olivia Andreas, a professional records organizer who likes lists, schedules, and a life where everything has its proper place. She does not begin as a believer in ghosts. That makes her a useful guide when the strange parts of her life start becoming impossible to file away.

An auction purchase changes everything.

In The Ghost Who Came Home from the Auction, Olivia attends an auction with her friend Jamie Finch and buys a silver picture frame. The photograph inside shows Lily Lamoureaux, a former showgirl, and Lily's ghost soon begins disrupting Olivia's orderly world. Break-ins with nothing stolen and other baffling events point toward a death connected to old criminal dealings. Olivia's search for answers also brings her into contact with Detective Dave Lowenstein, whose practical approach is tested by a case that refuses to stay entirely practical.

The series combines a traditional mystery setup with a ghost story. The spirits have unfinished business, but they do not replace the need for investigation. Olivia has to sort through objects, family histories, records, motives, and the living people who would rather the past stayed buried. Her careful, organized habits become an advantage, even when the ghostly side of the case leaves her far outside her comfort zone.

The second book, The Ghost Who Walked in the Garden, finds Olivia married to Dave and helping raise his three teenage foster children. Two more auction purchases, a locket and a marquetry case, connect her to the spirit of Rose Berwind, a young bride whose past has been hidden behind wealth and family power. Olivia turns to Fiona Ritchie and other familiar faces for help as her research exposes secrets that powerful people are willing to protect.

The books are suspenseful without becoming bleak. There are dangerous moments, but the emphasis stays on curiosity, relationships, and the pull of an old mystery. Olivia's skepticism gives the supernatural element a grounded feel. She does not rush to accept a haunting. She tries to explain it, then learns that explanation sometimes has to include the impossible.

Start with The Ghost Who Came Home from the Auction. It introduces Olivia, Jamie, Dave, and the rules of this particular mix of mystery and paranormal trouble. Read The Ghost Who Walked in the Garden next for the continuing story of Olivia's growing family and her renewed connection to the past.

These are mysteries for readers who like old objects, buried histories, and ghosts with a reason to be heard.