Wendy Roberts Trivia

1. Though the main character went by the name Julie, what was her actual name?

From Quiz "A Grave Calling" by Wendy Roberts

Answer: Delma

She was born Delma Arsenault, but went by Julie Hall. Hall was the last name of her grandparents, who'd raised her after she was born.

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Grounds To Kill"

Answer: Merlot's Cafe

The cafe's name was a play on the owner's name, Mervin Lo. Mitch, Jen's coworker and friend, was described as "tall and muscular with golden hair and eyes like espresso". Into the story, Jen learned Mitch had been romantically interested in her for a couple of years, but she seemed to be only into men in uniform. Once he revealed his interest, she revealed her own.

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Ghost Duster" Series Pt. 2

Answer: Osbert

Sadie was Osbert's godmother, and she clearly adored him. Throughout a good portion of book four, Maeva couldn't calm Osbert down unless he was eating. But, when handed to Sadie, little Ozzie (one of the many nicknames she had for him) instantly quieted. The name means "bright god" or "divinely brilliant".

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Ghost Duster" Series

Answer: Brother

Sadie's brother Brian had taken his own life five years earlier. Sadie became a crime scene cleaner after she'd cleaned up his death site inside his home. She cleaned up scenes in and around Seattle, Washington. In book one, Sadie's sister Dawn became briefly engaged to a man named Noel, whom Sadie felt looked too much like Brian.

From Quiz "A Grave Calling" by Wendy Roberts

Answer: Dowsing rods

For some reason she had the ability to locate a corpse by using dowsing rods. Later in the book she used a method called pendulum dowsing as well. But, it only worked properly after she received some advice from an expert.

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Grounds To Kill"

Answer: They shared the same father

Jen found out that her father had another daughter when she was nineteen and Misty was sixteen. She came to live with Jen and Jack after Jen's mom died of cancer, and turned out to be nothing but problems. In the book's current time frame, Misty had also moved into the same apartment complex as Jen, given Jen her dog, and slept with Jen's boyfriend.

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Ghost Duster" Series Pt. 2

Answer: Prostitutes

They were being drugged, strangled, stabbed and then the killer, Eddie Prior, cut of the index finger of each woman. He began leaving fingers for Sadie on the windshield of whatever vehicle she was driving. He'd used a GPS tracker to locate her cars. Sadie found out that the killer traced back to prostitute killings in Albuquerque as well.

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Ghost Duster" Series

Answer: Scene-2-Clean

In book one, Sadie ran the company with her employee Zack Bowman. Zack was a former policeman who'd been hurt on the job. The injury resulted in an addiction to pain killers, which led to an inappropriate incident at work. He'd been fired from the Seattle Police Department and hired by Sadie a couple of years later. Sadie hired another employee in book one, but she did not begin working until the book had concluded.

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Grounds To Kill"

Answer: Mojo

She'd received the dog from Misty, when Misty was unable to get along with Mojo. Jen described her as seven pounds, blue and tan, and impossibly adorable. Mojo loved her walks and playing Attack Duck with her stuffed ducky.

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Ghost Duster" Series Pt. 2

Answer: Owen

In between books three and four, Zack had gone through rehab and come back to Seattle. He wanted to move out of Sadie's house, but she'd needed him to help pay bills, so he stayed. During book four, Zack was in Portland a lot working a job, and he kept sending mixed signals over phone calls and text messages. Between that sadness, and being pursued by a killer and a ghost named Iris, Sadie succumbed to loneliness and need. She slept with Owen one night. Owen was partnered with a woman named Gayla in a house reno/flip that also happened to be tied to the killer Eddie Prior and his daughter, the ghost named Iris. At the end of the book, she told Owen she wanted to try and work things out with Zack. Owen said to let him know if that ever changed.

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Ghost Duster" Series

Answer: Kristian Lasko

Initially, the deaths were ruled a murder-suicide. It was believed that Grant Toth had murdered Trudy, and then killed himself. Sadie, with her ability to see dead people who hadn't yet crossed over, encountered Kent Lasko inside the Toth home during her initial inspection. She thought he was a dearly departed Grant Toth, until it occurred to her that she could never see suicides in the past. She came to realize the man was not dead at all, but had come into the home to cover Trudy's affair with his brother Kristian. Kristian had killed Trudy. And, when Grant found her body, he'd killed himself. Kristian tried to shoot Sadie, but hit her new psychic pal Maeva Morrison instead. He was caught in the end, with the help of Maeva and Grant Toth's ghost.

From Quiz "A Grave Calling" by Wendy Roberts

Answer: FBI

Agent Pierce came to Julie for help locating three missing women, who were the victims of a local serial killer. He had done a lot of research on Julie before coming to her house, but hadn't known that she did not use the name Delma Arsenault.

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Ghost Duster" Series Pt. 2

Answer: Hugh Pacheo

"Hugh Pacheo" was played by Stone Soup alum Ed Muirhead. The real Hugh had died ten years earlier. Ed was emailed the job info and told it was all a huge practical joke for Sadie. In actuality, Eddie had killed Gayla's fiance Lester Pacheo and made it look like a suicide. He even had Ed give Sadie a gold necklace with the Latin inscription "Carnalem concupiscentiam est insatiabilis". That translates to "carnal desire is insatiable". Nick Bottom was a fictional actor from William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Bruce Baxter was the actor played by Kyle Chandler in 2005's remake of "King Kong", and Johnny Drama was the half-brother to Vincent Chase, and played by Kevin Dillon, on the HBO series "Entourage".

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Ghost Duster" Series

Answer: Cancer

During the read, Pam was described as "popping" up in certain locations, which was an indication she might not be alive. No one, except for Sadie, ever talked to Pam. Sadie was able to finally release her grief over Brian's death, and that also allowed her to help Pam. Zack drove Sadie and Pam to her grave site, and Sadie told Pam that it was time for her to go. She apologized to Pam for holding on to her for the two years since her death of ovarian cancer, and now it was okay for Pam to cross over. Sadie: "It's time." Pam: "I don't even know how..." Sadie: "Let go. Let go of your life. Let go of me."

From Quiz "A Grave Calling" by Wendy Roberts

Answer: Quicksand thoughts

Her grandmother had issued continuous abuse throughout Julie's childhood, and tortured her for any reason she wanted. Some of Julie's quicksand thoughts included being beaten to the point of scarring, having her wrist broken, and being located inside a shed when it was freezing cold. Julie had gotten herself out of that shed, and the memory of that moment actually helped her later on in the book. The Great Sadness was used in the book/movie "The Shack", and the Sunken Place is from the horror movie "Get Out".

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Grounds To Kill"

Answer: Jen

Jen had actually gone down the hall to Misty's apartment to do something mean in retaliation for her sleeping with Arthur. When she arrived, the door was open and Misty had been killed. For a while she suspected Charlie, the local baker, whose grandmother lived in the same building. He just turned out to be a liar who groped women.

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Ghost Duster" Series Pt. 2

Answer: Herbert Sylvane

Herbert Sylvane worked for the Bay Eminence Hotel. He'd hired Sadie to clean up his first local kill, a hooker named May Lathrop. Then he'd used the fake Hugh Pacheo to have her clean up his staged suicide of Lester Pacheo. Eddie had been on his way to becoming to a priest when he met Della and married her. Della Prior had killed her daughter Iris, believing the girl was possessed by a demon. That had occurred in the house on Halladay in Seattle, now owned by Gayla and Owen. Eddie left Della and Iris when the girl was very young and never directly contacted Iris again. He came back to town years later, believed Iris to be a hooker, and wrote letters to Della coaxing and instructing her on how to rid Iris of her demons. The poison used had killed Iris, which had been Eddie/Herbert's intent all along. Eddie/Herbert met Sadie several years earlier after the suicide of his prostitute sister. They'd been in the same grief support group for suicide survivors. He'd made a psychotic bond with Sadie at the time, and fixated on her ever since then. He almost killed Sadie in the hospital, but Zack arrived in time to save her. Zack convinced Sadie he did want a relationship with her, but this time he wanted to take it slow and do it right. Bird, Ramirez, and Sutcliffe are names of actual serial killers. Fun fact - Halladay is a real street in Seattle, there is a real house known as the Halladay House, which was rumored by kids to be haunted. It was built in 1888 and saved several times from either being made into apartments or being torn down completely. No true evidence ever came about that it was haunted.

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Ghost Duster" Series

Answer: Rhea

Rhea had been born after the death of Sadie's brother. Rhea herself had been murdered by her step-father before Sadie had ever known of her existence. Rhea helped Sadie solve a crime before she crossed over with her father. It was closure, to some degree, for Sadie to realize why her brother had committed suicide.

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Grounds To Kill"

Answer: Tremendous Trio

It turned out that they'd all shared the same milestone with the same boy in high school. On the night of their prom, he decided to tell the entire class in attendance. This led to their bonding experience and long time friendship. In the present day, this sworn enemy (Fred) was a private detective. They enlisted his help to solve Misty's murder, as Jen and her dad were the only suspects.

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Ghost Duster" Series Pt. 2

Answer: Maeva

Sadie was in heavy denial, as she was already ten weeks pregnant when she took the test. She went on to take eight more tests alone at home before her doctor confirmed the pregnancy the next day. Sadie's sister Dawn also revealed she was pregnant in this book. It was Dawn's second baby.

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Ghost Duster" Series

Answer: Rottweiler, who was a watch dog

Sadie met the dog while she was helping out another crime scene clean company. She was there to clean up a former meth lab, not her normal clean scene, and the dog was there to guard the property. He did not realize he was dead, and tried to attack Sadie several times. While there, Sadie also found a newborn baby in the midst of an interrupted Satanic ritual, and she met the baby's determined dead mother. The woman had sacrificed herself for the ritual and was happy about it. When she passed through Sadie, instead of the usual skin crawling experience, Sadie felt like she was on fire.

From Quiz "A Grave Calling" by Wendy Roberts

Answer: Wookie

Agent Pierce asked her if she was a fan of "Star Wars", but she said he came to her with that name, and she didn't think it was right for her to change it. He'd originally been Katie's dog, but Katie gave up on him when he became too much work. Julie had owned him for five years in book one.

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Ghost Duster" Series Pt. 2

Answer: Owen

Owen Sorkin, Sadie's one night fling, turned out to be the father. She and Zack had not consummated their tentative new relationship since his return from rehab, so there was no possibility he could be the father. Both Owen and Zack were freaked out at the news of the baby, leaving Sadie thinking she'd be a single mother. Owen came to his senses and told her she'd not be alone in the raising of their baby, either financially or physically. Then, Zack also came to his senses, and told Sadie he wanted to marry her, and they'd raise the baby together (the three of them).

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Grounds To Kill"

Answer: Storage unit

The key was for a unit at XYZ Storage. Jen did not even realize that she'd been doodling those letters with her HOD while working at the coffee shop. When Mitch gave her the pad she'd doodled on, she and Mallory realized what it meant. Inside the unit was just a lot of lost dog flyers, but Jen finally realized what was in the image behind the dog.

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Ghost Duster" Series Pt. 2

Answer: Jane's

From the evidence gathered, all signs had pointed to Dean as her killer, so he implored Sadie to help clear his name. She owed him a lot, and agreed to help. Jane had been killed inside a spa she frequented, so Sadie went there and talked with the owner, Zenia. Then, she met Jane's massage therapist, an extremely attractive man named Emilio. It turned out that Emilio and Jane had fallen in love, despite the fact that Emilio had many special female clients. Zenia became homicidally jealous and murdered Jane. She framed Dean for the murder. Amy, Louann, and Ellen are characters from the book "The Dollhouse Murders" by Betty Ren Wright.

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Ghost Duster" Series

Answer: Father

Sadie's father died from a heart attack while he was watching Jay Leno. After the services, he appeared to her while she was in the bathroom. And, it took some convincing on her part that he was dead. He did not believe her. But, when he looked into the mirror and saw no reflection, he was no longer able to deny the truth.

From Quiz "A Grave Calling" by Wendy Roberts

Answer: Gramps, Julie's grandfather

After Julie had been drugged and kidnapped while in Jonas' company, she believed he was the killer (naturally). Jonas was her extremely friendly co-worker at the gas station, and Julie really enjoyed his friendship. She awoke tied up and locked inside a shed, but was able to free herself and escape. A massive hunt was underway for Jonas, who was actually locked up in one of Gramps' fishing shacks. So, Julie was kidnapped again by Gramps, who took her to where he had Katie captive. Katie was starved and bruised, and suffering badly. She'd been captive for about four days at that point. It turned out that Julie's grandmother had known what her husband was (a killer) and held it over his head in order to be able to abuse Julie without his interference. In the end, Julie saved Katie from her grandfather. She then spent three months in a psychiatric hospital recovering from past and recent traumas. She and Wookie moved in with Garrett after she was released.

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Grounds To Kill"

Answer: Arthur

Arthur also killed a homeless woman named Alice, after Jen had talked to the woman. He stole Jen's Neon and placed Alice's body inside the trunk. He left the laptop he'd stolen from Jen's apartment in the car as well. I knew something was off about Arthur, a traffic cop, when he bragged about catching bad guys and Jen had to remind him that he did not catch bad guys at all.

From Quiz Wendy Roberts' "Ghost Duster" Series

Answer: Ankle

It was inside the home of Mimi Wicks. Zack had dated her daughter Paula prior to working for Sadie. Paula asked Zack for help cleaning out the house, as it was an intense hoarding situation. Paula also had other plans for Zack, like stealing him away from Sadie. So, when an angry male spirit named Stephen Brant caused Zack to be injured, Paula (a nurse) took it upon herself to give him narcotics for pain. Zack had been a recovering addict when Sadie hired him and when they became a couple. His relapse was not all Paula's fault. Sadie found evidence inside the home they shared that Zack had been back on pain pills even before his accident. He entered rehab again near the end of the novel.

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