A restless spirit. A missing pet. A mystery only Porkington can solve.

Mugsy’s Café is closed. Anthony lies near death after a terrible accident.

Desperate for relief from sorrow and uncertainty, Porkington escapes to the Weaver House, a peaceful country inn on the shores of Mourning Dove Lake.

But the inn is not as peaceful as it seems. A ghostly presence lingers there, and a portrait in the parlor holds a clue.

Long dead, Mildred Weaver cannot find peace until the fate of her beloved pet is known. Porkington wants to help. But how can he track down a dog that went missing decades ago?

As he works to unearth the fate of the lost dog, he wrestles with the biggest questions of all: What happens when we die? And how do we go on living when someone we love is gone forever?

Readers middle-grade and up will enjoy "Porkington Hamm and the Haunted House," a fun book for autumn and spooky season.