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The Ghoul of Christmas Past

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There is never anything disappointing about a Steve Higgs story. If you enjoy well-paced, humorous, snarky stories, you'll love this and ALL of his other titles. 'Twas the day before Christmas and Michael Michaels is about to upset his wife. Recent adventures with his son, Tempest,... Read More
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There is never anything disappointing about a Steve Higgs story. If you enjoy well-paced, humorous, snarky stories, you'll love this and ALL of his other titles.

'Twas the day before Christmas and Michael Michaels is about to upset his wife. Recent adventures with his son, Tempest, have piqued his need for a little more action in his life... but when he finds himself facing off against a giant ghoul a few hours later, he begins to think he should have listened to Mary and stayed at home.

In trouble with the police, in trouble with his wife, and generally just in trouble, Michael Michaels knows he has uncovered a mystery, but just what the heck is going on? A theft from a museum, a missing man, and a scary figure lurking in the shadows... what do they add up to? Michael has no idea, but he's going to find out. With a little help from a certain bookshop owner and his assistants, Tempest's dad has only a few hours to solve this case.

But when the chips are down, does he have what it takes to come up with a cool line at the right time? Or is he just another pensioner trying to do more than his old bones will allow? The paranormal? It's all nonsense, but proving it might just get them all killed.

Only Steve could weave such an excellent story with these ingredients. Exciting and engaging and just a bit wacky. Great read.

Series: Blue Moon Investigations

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781036708665

Publisher: Vinci Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vinci Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 176

About the Author

When Steve Higgs wrote his debut novel, Paranormal Nonsense, he was a captain in the British Army. He would like to pretend that he had one of those careers that must be blacked out and generally denied by the government, and that he has to change his name and move constantly because he is still on the watch list in several countries. In truth, though, he started out as a mechanic - not like Jason Statham in the film by that name, sneaking around as a hitman, but more like one of those sleazy guys who charges a fortune and keeps your car for a week even though the only thing you went in for was a squeaky door hinge.At school, he was largely disinterested in all subjects except creative writing, for which he won his first prize at the age of ten. However, calling it the first prize he won suggests that there were other prizes, which is not the case. Awards may yet come, but in the meantime, he enjoys writing mystery and thriller novels and claims to have more than a hundred books forming a restless queue in his mind because they are desperate to be written.Now retired from the military, he lives in southeast England with a duo of lazy sausage dogs. Surrounded by rolling hills, brooding castles, and vineyards, he doubts he'll ever leave, the beer is just too good.

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