The Ghost Had an Early Check-Out by Josh Lanyon

When Nick arrives home from a job earlier than expected, the two of them pack a bag and head to Angel’s Rest to investigate the strange group that inhabits its halls. Perry promises to come spend the weekend with Horace and help him uncover who is trying to kill him. While he claims to have seen other intruders, no one has believed him it doesn’t help that he was once committed after suffering a nervous breakdown after stabbing a former lover who had attacked him with the same knife.

Horace relates a tale of an avenging former lover who has been sending death threats to Horace for the last few years. The place is owned by a former star of horror film fame, Horace Daly. Bowled over by someone in a costume, complete with a skeleton mask and wooden sword, Perry discovers a small eclectic group of people living in the aging relic of what once was a grand hotel. While hanging out in a tree sketching an old building, Perry hears a scream and sets off to investigate. Perry and Nick are now living in LA with Nick working as a private investigator and Perry pursuing art classes. I have long wished for more about these two polar opposites and this short novel did not disappoint. I could begin this review of Josh Lanyon’s T he Ghost Had an Early Checkout with cries of more, please and yes, yes, yes! These would describe how I felt after reading this long-awaited sequel to The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks and getting to once more visit with Perry and Nick.

The Ghost Had an Early Check-Out by Josh Lanyon