The story unfolds as Ben and Amy Starbright discover their grandmother's extraordinary side during their stay with her. Instead of a typical visit, they are introduced to the magical world when Granny's friend, Cornelia Starkstare, zooms by on a broomstick. This unexpected twist leads the children into an enchanting adventure filled with surprises and the realization that their grandmother is far from ordinary.
When a Navy SEALs' attractive date goes missing off a desolate beach, he's in deep trouble with the police. But there's not enough evidence of a misdeed, so he's released on bail while the police investigate further. People are being whipped off beaches and small boats. Suspicions are aroused after an orca is released from a dolphinarium by a keeper who takes pity on it and its mate. The huge orca is suspected of seeking revenge after the senseless killing of its partner. Jason's increased fame, due to his rising notoriety and coupled with his experience with orcas, causes his knowledge to be sought after. He is invited to a hastily assembled seminar on orcas, as authorities are forced to take action against the new threat to the American coastline. Meanwhile, the killer whale situation is getting out of hand, and instant action by the authorities is required.
Jeremy wakes up to a ghost in his coffin. A tunneller had come to wake him up. The last thing he remembered before he died was the face of his gold-digger wife's lover. Jeremy is introduced to the Committee: a group who controls all the dead stuck in limbo, unable to rest without justice. Living death is a monotonous life of waiting. One day, the dead decide that it's time to stop rehashing their deaths. If the police can't solve their deaths, then it is up for them to do so. But, what happens when, after many trips to town, the ghosts become lax. No longer trying to stay corporeal, the townsfolk become horrified. And what if the ghosts are no longer satisfied with crime-solving? Cerff delivers a humorous novel of death, pranks and vengeance.