A funeral, a ghost, a murder . . . Its all in a days work for emma lee raines . . .

Bopped on the head from a falling plastic Santa, local undertaker Emma Lee Raines is told shes suffering from funeral trauma. Its trauma all right, because the not-so-dearly departed keep talking to her. Take Ruthie Sue Payneinnkeeper, gossip queen, and arch-nemesis of Emma Lees grannyshes adamant that she didnt just fall down those stairs.She was pushed.

Ruthie has no idea who wanted her pushing up daisies. All she knows is that she cant cross over until the matter is laid to eternal rest. In the land of the living, Emma Lees high-school crush, Sheriff Jack Henry Ross, isnt ready to rule out foul play. Granny Raines, the widow of Ruthies ex-husband and co-owner of the Sleepy Hollow Inn, is the prime suspect. Now Emma Lee is stuck playing detective or risk being haunted forever.