The Ghost Ring is available on Amazon!

With four five star reviews in, I decided to release The Ghost Ring on Amazon. Last time I released a book it took them a couple of weeks to list it in both Kindle and paperback, this time it took less than day. Hoo rah!

Here are the first two reviews for The Ghost Ring. Always terrifying waiting for the first reviews. Always.

Essien Asian, Readers’ Favorite * 5 stars
A young hero develops an entirely new appreciation for the afterlife in the storyline of Tom Hoffman’s mystery novel. Hoffman’s characters are a delight to read in how he injects either a smidge of humor or a dash of mystery into each of them. His development of Simon’s character is in keeping with what I would expect of a youth, with curiosity overriding caution in several cases and the growing romantic arc he develops with Clara. The best part of this story is how the subplots consist of mysteries that require being solved in a particular order. This builds suspense and guarantees a gripping conclusion. Hoffman deserves plaudits for his innate storytelling approach, which transformed Ghost Ring from a paranormal mystery into a delightfully engaging reading experience that captivated me to the end.
 
Cecelia Hopkins, Readers’ Favorite * 5 stars
The Ghost Ring by Tom Hoffman is an eminently readable coming-of-age fantasy. I enjoyed the wish-fulfillment aspects of the plot as the single-parent Moody family was granted wealth beyond their wildest expectations. I felt frissons of fear as Simon sensed the presence of ghosts but was vastly assured when he began to defuse the situation with Clara’s support. There was a sense of satisfaction as wrongs were righted, and I felt Simon was a deserving candidate. I enjoyed the humor embedded in the point of view of different characters represented throughout the narrative. Simon was endearing with his adolescent fear of being “weird” when asserting his wishes or expressing himself. Clara was refreshingly open to friendship, and I liked how she negotiated Simon’s interest. The Ghost Ring by Tom Hoffman combined mythic and morality tale elements with a teenage voice to create an enchanting young adult novel.

Coming soon: The Ghost Ring

The Ghost Ring is finally finished and has been sent out for reviews, proofs of the paperback ordered. This is different from all my other books, written for an older audience, dealing with more adult, real world issues. There are ghosts, a murder, a suicide, a drowning, and a mysterious ancient ring which allows the protagonist, eighteen year old Simon Moody, to see the ghosts and talk to them. It’s a character driven coming of age ghost novel, sometimes terrifying, sometimes heartbreaking, filled with quirky, memorable characters, a life changing experience for young Simon Moody.

The Ghost Ring

Simon Moody’s mom inherits her wealthy Uncle Edmund’s estate, giving them more than enough money to pay all four years of Simon’s upcoming college tuition. The only problem is, they have to leave Brooklyn, move to the little town of Caligo Falls, and make Wilder House, the infamous Victorian mansion built by Edmund’s grandfather in 1905, their new home. They’ve also inherited a mysterious caretaker named Harrington, and a punctual but melancholy cook, Mrs. Morley. 

Edmund Wilder leaves Simon a mysterious ring, along with a cryptic note, a quote from Hamlet.  There are more things in heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy. Simon and his new friend Clara Barley soon find themselves entangled in the unfathomable, sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes terrifying mysteries of Wilder House. 

Welcome to Caligo Falls, New Hampshire, population 329, not including ghosts.