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Synopsis
While enjoying a Thanksgiving getaway with boyfriend Phil Bowers on Catalina Island, ghost whisperer Emma Whitecastle encounters a bikini-clad ghost. Tessa North, a Hollywood starlet who died on Catalina soon after Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles in 1968, claims to be waiting for the return of "Curtis" before she can pass on to the other side. Emma and Granny Apples (aka Ish Reynolds), Emma's ghost great-great-great-grandmother, set out to learn more about Curtis and the circumstances of Tessa's death. Meanwhile, Emma's probe into the Tessa haunting for her paranormal TV show, The Whitecastle Report, leads to a stabbing murder and the revelation of secrets of Emma's former father-in-law, director and producer George Whitecastle.
Is Ghost in the Polka Dot Bikini appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
Contains a stabbing murder and investigation into past deaths, with moderate mystery violence. Romantic elements are minimal and age-appropriate; language is mild. Suitable for older teens comfortable with cozy mystery content.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder, death, and violence.
Who'll love this
A fun paranormal mystery where a ghost whisperer teams up with her ghostly great-great-great-grandmother to solve a decades-old Hollywood mystery on Catalina Island.