The Spirit is Willing

By Max McCoy

A detective makes contact with the ghost of a Gold Rush murder victim in this unique historical mystery by a Spur Award-winning “master of his craft” (Ralph Cotton, USA Today-bestselling author). &#160;In the Old West, murder is a way of life. But psychic detective Ophelia Wylde is dealing out her own brand of justice by talking to the victims&#160;.&#160;.&#160;. after they’re dead. &#160;Ghost In The Machine &#160; It’s one of the strangest trials in Colorado history. A “spirit photographer” is&#160;accused of fraud, and Ophelia Wylde agrees to examine the man’s ghostly portraits and testify in court.&#160;In a sealed room, she is presented with five photographs. Four are obvious fakes. But one photo—featuring a powerful politician, Jackson Miles, with a sorrowful ghost in chains behind his shoulder—is the real McCoy. When Ophelia makes contact, the spirit is in such agony that she’s unable to learn anything but his name: Angus Wright. Intrigued, Ophelia sets out to learn more about the wronged Mr. Wright and discovers he was murdered&#160;nearly twenty years ago during the Gold Rush. The politician is somehow involved, and Ophelia has to watch her step.&#160;Because the living are much more dangerous than the dead&#160;.&#160;.&#160;. &#160; “McCoy has a gift for capturing the Old West in all its colorful and outrageous glory.” —Margaret Coel, New York Times-bestselling author &#160; “Another masterful tale by Max McCoy&#160;.&#160;.&#160;. gripping.” —True West&#160;on&#160;Of Grave Concern

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