Ghost in the Cupboard

Everyone believes Silas Erie is a charlatan. At least, that’s the reason he can’t get any grant money to help fund his charity, The Lunch Counter. Dedicated to ensuring that the unhoused population—or anyone in need—is fed three meals a day, Silas spends his time working to improve the lives of the residents of Sage Grove, Iowa. Though his cause is good, not everyone is happy with the person who is leading the cause. After all, so many people refuse to believe someone when they say they can communicate with the dead.

Working online to do readings for clients, making house calls, and even inviting well-paying clients into his personal workroom, Silas communes with the dead for the grieving for money. To help fund his cause to feed the hungry, Silas is willing to delve into the unseen world, and help the grieving to find closure. He will deliver messages from the dead in order to help the living. Some swear by his powers, while others call him a fraud.

The only problem is…Silas actually can talk to the dead. In fact, he doesn’t just talk to them, he can see them. Every moment of his life, Silas is haunted by those who have passed on from life. It’s not only the living that make his life difficult, it’s the dead. While the living take breaks from making his life difficult, the dead have nothing but time on their hands. Being haunted is a small price to pay to make the world a better place.

However, when one particular ghost refuses to stop following him, the leader of the unhoused camp asks him to solve a murder, and the son of his mega-rich, most dedicated client decides to go to war with him, his life is turned upside down. To top it all off, when the one thing he’s worked his whole life to avoid happens—a ghost infiltrating his inner sanctum—he begins to wonder if his life isn’t in danger.