From this point on, she is haunted by Gus and given the task of finding out who killed him. Martin finds herself working as a cemetery tour guide when she hits her head on the mausoleum of recently departed mob boss Gus Scarpetti. Her father is in jail for Medicare fraud and her mother and fiancé both leave her life. The first book of the series, Don of the Dead, finds Pepper Martin fallen from grace.

Daniels explains on the Casey Daniels Home Page that, after driving home from a part-time cemetery tour-guide job interview (a job which she did not get), she came up with the idea of a crime-solving cemetery tour guide who is able to communicate with the dead.

Daniels, who admits to having a strong fascination with cemeteries, created an amateur sleuth, Pepper Martin, with the same personal trait. SIDELIGHTS:Ĭasey Daniels is the creator of the 'Pepper Martin' mystery series. Tombs of Endearment, Avon (New York, NY), 2007. The Chick and the Dead, Avon ( New York, NY), 2007. WRITINGS: 'PEPPER MARTIN' MYSTERY SERIESĭon of the Dead, HarperCollins ( New York, NY), 2006. Worked variously as a writing teacher and journalist.

Don of the Dead by Casey Daniels