This may be the best of the Verity Long short stories which supplement Angie Fox's Southern Ghost Hunter series. It begins in Sugarland, Tennessee with Verity attempting to train her pet skunk, Lucy — and yes, I do know how frivolous and ridiculous that sounds — without much assistance from live-in ghost, Frankie, the lovable former prohibition-era gangster who lends her his energy so she can see ghosts, and — not often enough for Frankie — turn a buck.

Bree, who works at the Sugarland Animal Sanctuary, stops by to enlist Verity’s help in discovering why ghosts have been setting the animals loose at night, endangering both the animals and possibly people. Frankie isn’t keen on the pro bono work, but suspiciously changes his tune when he discovers the animal shelter is near the river. What Verity discovers, while Frankie is using the situation for a little side job, makes for an excellent short story.

I’m reticent to give too many details, but this one is actually quite tender and moving for something in this light sub-genre. It’s funny, atmospheric, and will have anyone who loves dogs and children complaining they’ve got something in their eye before the final page is turned. You get the impression at the outset of this one that it's going to be a little sillier than the other two supplemental short stories, but it ends up being warm and tender, even a tad memorable. I loved this one and highly recommend it. ( )

This story packs quite the punch into just a little over an hour. After finishing the previous installment in the series, I wasn’t quite ready to move on to something else so when I saw that there was a short story available I started listening right away. I really liked this story and thought that it reminded me of the show, Ghost Whisperer, more than any of the previous installments.

Verity is asked to look into a possible haunting at the local animal shelter. The cages keep opening on their own and the shelter needs to figure out what is going on. Verity is surprised to find a little boy opening the cages who she remembers as being missing. She helps him find his lost dog and get the closure that both he and his family need. It really was a touching story and I felt so bad for him and his family after learning what happened to him.

Tavia Gilbert once again does a great job with the narration. The time that I spent listening to this audiobook flew by quickly because I was so absorbed in the story. I am convinced that the best way to experience this series is through audio. I would highly recommend this series to fans of paranormal cozy mysteries. I hope to read more of this entertaining series soon. ( )

Dog Gone Ghost By: Angie Fox Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert This is a novella of a ghostly adventure! I love this series even though I haven't been reading them in order. This one is a mystery at the humane society. Someone keeps opening up the cages and letting the animals out and scaring the staff! Our ghost whisperer,😉, says she will help and gets her ghostly gangster to help her. It turns out to be a very touching and heartwarming story! I am so glad I got this book! Great narration too! ( )

Surprisingly emotional for a Southern Ghost Hunter's Mysteries book. And while you may shed a few tears while reading this novella, the ending is heartwarming and satisfying. ( )

So I really love these little novellas that go with this series. They are great little additions and ramp up the emotional level a lot higher than the other books in the series. Verity is up to her usual “do-gooder” status in this one and drags Frankie along kicking and screaming as usual. I liked the fact the ghost in this one wasn’t from the historical time of Sugarland but was rather a more recent inductee to the ghost world. The story just comes down the tale of a boy and his dog and is wonderfully sweet. The only issue I had with this book is that Frankie was a little inconsistent as compared to book 4 and book 5 in the series. This story is in between those two but Frankie is closer to a book 2 Frankie not a book 4 Frankie. ( )