A Smidgeon of Ghosts (Madeline Donovan Mysteries Book 6)
- 4.2 out of 5
- 641 ratings
- 239 pages
Overall Content Rating: Parents Strongly Cautioned PG-13
This novel centers on mystery and investigation rather than romance or explicit material. Parent reviewers and notes attached to this title often describe it as a compelling whodunit-style story without sex and without the kind of prolonged gore some crime fiction uses. Parents should still expect occasional mature moments tied to death and crime. Characters confront a serious injury or death, with blood noted at the scene and during follow-up questioning; one passage is more vivid than the rest. There is also a short scene of killing a small animal and some dramatic, non-literal language about being wounded. Strong profanity, sexual content, and similar themes are not supported by the supplied samples and review notes for this title.
Reviews first uploaded October 11, 2026 1:20 pm. Page updated October 11, 2026 1:20 pm.
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Violence Moderate
7The story is a mystery that includes a fatal injury and aftermath described with some physical detail, including blood at the scene and characters piecing together what happened. There is a brief, unsettling description of a crushed head injury, along with milder mentions of blood during the investigation. Separately, a character kills a pest in a sudden, forceful way. Other sampled matches are figurative or involve a prop rather than harm to a person. Reader comments commonly describe the book as engaging mystery fiction without graphic gore or bloody violence.
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Specific words
- blood: 5
- smash: 1
- stab: 1
About this book
Madame Ruby, gypsy fortune teller in the city of Chicago, makes headlines in the Chicago Tribune when she predicts a Halloween murder in the old haunted house in Lincoln Park. She also lays down a challenge for Madeline Donovan to attend a séance on that night and thwart the murderer. Madeline dismisses the challenge until she receives a note from the sisters who live there asking for her help to rid the house of a troublesome ghost who recently inhabited their home and is causing them much consternation. The scene is then set for her and her friends to attend an elaborate Halloween gala that is nothing as she imagined and begins her journey to catch a ghost. Read more