{"product_id":"the-trained-ghost-gimmick-mark-burtman-9781807028497","title":"The Trained Ghost Gimmick","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat if selling your soul was not a metaphor but a legally binding contract?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside a historic Southern theater turned bar, a sharp-tongued lawyer launches a gimmick to bring in customers. A free beer in exchange for your soul. Finger pricks. Blood signatures. A joke meant for laughs-until the dead actually show up to collect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon, ghosts roam the theater, becoming crime-stoppers, protecting the property, solving their own murders, and exposing corruption that reaches far beyond the grave. What begins as a supernatural comedy quickly becomes a darkly satirical exploration of power, consequence, and bureaucracy that does not end with death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against a Southern Gothic backdrop of music, poker games, haunted Americana, and ancient folklore, \u003cem\u003eThe Trained Ghost Gimmick\u003c\/em\u003e blends supernatural fiction, dark fantasy, and irreverent humor into a genre-bending story unlike anything else on the shelf. Ghosts are not just haunting the place. They are running it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut not everyone is amused. An ancient Choctaw boogieman, bound to the land and furious over stolen souls, begins to collect his debt. The joke is over. The stakes are real. Every deal comes with fine print no one bothered to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a gentle ghost story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is not clean fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is not written to play it safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Trained Ghost Gimmick\u003c\/em\u003e is a bold, darkly comic supernatural novel for readers who enjoy paranormal fiction for adults, dark humor, supernatural satire, Southern Gothic atmosphere, and stories that are strange, sharp, and unapologetically original.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoy supernatural fiction novels, dark fantasy rooted in folklore, paranormal stories with humor, and cult-style books that challenge convention, this story will stay with you long after the last page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead it. Just read the fine print first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Burtman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1807028496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781807028497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Audiobook Publishing Services\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d","brand":"Mark Burtman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440778850559,"sku":"9781807028497","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bff2901f-c9db-4eac-94a1-c1019b116cb3.jpg?v=1777184751","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-trained-ghost-gimmick-mark-burtman-9781807028497","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}