Dummy of a Ghost — Sue Ann Jaffarian

A party is giving Kelly Whitecastle a chance to play catch-up with old friends, and she's especially keen on seeing Chris May again, an up-and-coming ventriloquist. But when Kelly sees his show, and Chris's dummies, a couple named Shirley and Doug, appear to be staring straight at her, it only rattles Kelly's nerves.

It seems that the ghosts of Chris's grandparents inhabit those grinning heads full of sawdust and they have a warning for Kelly: Chris is in mortal danger. Now Kelly's working the nightclub circuit to find out who -- or what -- wants Chris dead. And she'd better do it fast before the final curtain falls on Chris's act.