Ghostly Game


 
 
 
 
 TITLES BY CHRISTINE FEEHAN
 THE GHOSTWALKER NOVELS
 
 Ghostly Game
 Phantom Game
 Lightning Game
 Lethal Game
 Toxic Game
 Covert Game
 Power Game
 Spider Game
 Viper Game
 Samurai Game
 Ruthless Game
 Street Game
 Murder Game
 Predatory Game
 Deadly Game
 Conspiracy Game
 Night Game
 Mind Game
 Shadow Game
 
 THE DRAKE SISTERS NOVELS
 
 Hidden Currents
 Turbulent Sea
 Safe Harbor
 Dangerous Tides
 Oceans of Fire
 
 THE LEOPARD NOVELS
 
 Leopard’s Scar
 Leopard’s Rage
 Leopard’s Wrath
 Leopard’s Run
 Leopard’s Blood
 Leopard’s Fury
 Wild Cat
 Cat’s Lair
 Leopard’s Prey
 Savage Nature
 Wild Fire
 Burning Wild
 Wild Rain
 
 THE SEA HAVEN/SISTERS OF THE HEART NOVELS
 
 Bound Together
 Fire Bound
 Earth Bound
 Air Bound
 Spirit Bound
 Water Bound
 
 THE SHADOW RIDERS NOVELS
 
 Shadow Fire
 Shadow Storm
 Shadow Flight
 Shadow Warrior
 Shadow Keeper
 Shadow Reaper
 Shadow Rider
 
 THE TORPEDO INK NOVELS
 
 Recovery Road
 Savage Road
 Annihilation Road
 Reckless Road
 Desolation Road
 Vendetta Road
 Vengeance Road
 Judgment Road
 
 THE CARPATHIAN NOVELS
 
 Dark Whisper
 Dark Tarot
 Dark Song
 Dark Illusion
 Dark Sentinel
 Dark Legacy
 Dark Carousel
 Dark Promises
 Dark Ghost
 Dark Blood
 Dark Wolf
 Dark Lycan
 Dark Storm
 Dark Predator
 Dark Peril
 Dark Slayer
 Dark Curse
 Dark Hunger
 Dark Possession
 Dark Celebration
 Dark Demon
 Dark Secret
 Dark Destiny
 Dark Melody
 Dark Symphony
 Dark Guardian
 Dark Legend
 Dark Fire
 Dark Challenge
 Dark Magic
 Dark Gold
 Dark Desire
 Dark Prince
 
 ANTHOLOGIES
 
 Edge of Darkness
 
 (with Maggie Shayne and Lori Herter)
 
 Darkest at Dawn
 
 (includes Dark Hunger and Dark Secret)
 
 Sea Storm
 
 (includes Magic in the Wind and Oceans of Fire)
 
 Fever
 
 (includes The Awakening and Wild Rain)
 
 Fantasy
 
 (with Emma Holly, Sabrina Jeffries, and Elda Minger)
 
 Lover Beware
 
 (with Fiona Brand, Katherine Sutcliffe, and Eileen Wilks)
 
 Hot Blooded
 
 (with Maggie Shayne, Emma Holly, and Angela Knight)
 SPECIALS
 
 Dark Crime
 The Awakening
 Dark Hunger
 Magic in the Wind
 Red on the River
 Murder at Sunrise Lake
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
 Names: Feehan, Christine, author.
 Title: Ghostly game / Christine Feehan.
 Description: New York : Berkley, [2023] | Series: A Ghostwalker Novel
 Identifiers: LCCN 2022049271 (print) | LCCN 2022049272 (ebook) | ISBN 9780593638682 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780593638699 (ebook)
 Classification: LCC PS3606.E36 G56 2023 (print) | LCC PS3606.E36 (ebook) | DDC 813/.6—dc23
 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022049271
 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022049272
 Cover design by Judith Lagerman
 Cover images: woman © Nina Masic / Trevillion Images; Golden Gate Bridge © Joe Azure / Stocksy
 Book design by Kelly Lipovich, adapted for ebook by Kelly Brennan
 This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
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 For Joel Diehl. Thank you for being such a wonderful friend.
 
 
 FOR MY READERS
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 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
 Thank you to Susan Barnes and Diane Trudeau; I would never have been able to write this book under such circumstances without you. Sheila English, for the research needed so quickly. Thank you, Clint, for providing me with information I needed to ensure I was getting the detective details correct. Any mistakes are definitely mine. Brian Feehan, for making certain he was there every day to set up the pages I needed to write in order to hit the deadline. Karen Rose, for always being there when I needed a sounding board. Denise, for handling all the details of every aspect of my life that was so crazy. Thank you all so very much!
 
 
 
 
 
 THE GHOSTWALKER CREED
 
 We are the GhostWalkers, we live in the shadows
 The sea, the earth, and the air are our domain
 No fallen comrade will be left behind
 We are loyalty and honor bound
 We are invisible to our enemies and we destroy them where we find them
 We believe in justice and we protect our country and 
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 Sometimes things just go south, and there isn’t a damn thing you can do about it.” Gideon “Eagle” Carpenter eased his body back slowly until he was entirely supine, linked his fingers behind his head and stared up at the stars.
 This was San Francisco. Viewing stars wasn’t always easy because fog liked to creep in at night, at