Norma Huss: 8 books

The ghost won't go away. When she was little, Kayla thought the ghost was a woman. Now she knows. She's a teen, just about Kayla's age. But she always wears the same weird clothes: pleated skirt, ankle socks, saddle shoes. The ghost won't go away, but when they touch hands, it's...

Nineteen-year-old Bill Collins travels to Alaska in the 1920s to work and save for college. He finds adventure, misadventure, and not much money. He faces hardships, finds friends, and has experiences that change a boy into a man. During three summers and one winter, Bill survives hunger, earthquake,...

A young widow trying to survive, a ghost with an agenda, and the boat they share. Violent death comes suddenly to Smith Harbor, the Chesapeake Bay fishing village with intertwined and lasting relationships. Cyd Denlinger (a young woman conflicted by choices) wants to forget her late,...

Yesterday's Body - Book I of the Jo Durbin mysteries - approximately 285 pages Praise for Yesterday's Body "I very much like your voice. You project just the tone and attitude I love to read." Chris Roerden, Author of Agatha Award-winning Don't Murder Your Mystery The keys were...

With a killer on the loose, Jo Durbin knows she's not the only one searching for a missing child. An embedded reporter, Jo covers the reenactment of the War of 1812, America's forgotten war, at a Chesapeake Bay village. Should be a piece of cake. Plenty of action, faux dead bodies, pretend...

A Prequel Novelette Jo Durbin and her sister Sylvie visit a home for sale. When a black cat crosses their path, is it bad luck? Or, does the black cat lead to solving a crime?

Three-book volume of mystery. Jo Durbin, frustrated business writer, cat believer, and accidental amateur sleuth wants to up her game—parlaying temporary lifestyle into a bestseller. She tries real estate promotion, the baglady life, and reenacting an 1813 woman at war. But the byline she...

The Deserter and Other Stories is a collection that varies from flash fiction to novelette. Taking place from 1813 to present day, the stories range from tall tale to reimagined memory to mystery to humor, with characters from child to ghost. The ten stories begin in a Chesapeake Bay fishing...