The Ghost Ring series by Tom Hoffman is developing nicely. This third installment - The Haunting of Caligo Farm - finds its main characters, Clara Barley and Simon Moody, becoming inseparable partners in life and already deeply involved in a beckoning - if initially unsought - future profession. In daily life, these two captivating and entertaining youngsters are on the edge of adulthood. They attend college, divert themselves with healthy salads and spicy beer-battered fries, and dart each other kindly with affectionate little barbs. Their endearing romance continues to blossom well. Meanwhile, the expanded vastness that envelops our daily world haunts these two lovebirds with the realer reality of ghosts - both sleepers and awakened spirits - super synchronicities, and most significant to the duo, unsolved murders. With paranormal abilities bestowed by an inherited gemstone ring, Clara and Simon have become extraordinary investigators who solve crimes no one else can.

Of import to his loyal fans, Tom Hoffman notes that things are becoming dicier for his charming protagonists. To be more direct, evil is becoming eviler, murders are becoming murderier, and ghosts are becoming ghostlier, sometimes to the point of unapproachable ghastliness. Clara and Simon find themselves embroiled in ever tanglier events, following connections that make no sense until they mutually employ the unique ring. Then, the ordinary world they see around them becomes less understandable but better explained. Based on these greater understandings, the two evolving lover-detectives promise to delight their fans and beguile their peers for many years to come.