Melissa Martin Ellis is a member of the Rhode Island Paranormal Research Group and the American Association of Electronic Voice Phenomena. She has captured mysterious images on film in various locales around New England, including orbs floating above the murder scene in Lizzie Borden's home in Fall River, MA. She lives in Newport, RI.

1: Be Prepared (starting out, attitude, basic things to keep in mind); 2: Ghosts, Spirits, and Entities (listings and classifications); 3: Haunts and Hotspots (characteristics of sites with paranormal activity); 4: In the Field (practical skills, dos and don'ts, how to handle work on location); 5: Psychic Skills and Application (explanations, exercises, techniques, and tips); 6: Self-Defense and Protection (physical and psychic); 7: Detective Work (research, gathering eyewitness accounts, fieldwork, legalities); 8: Gear and Technology (a look at specific tools and how to use them); 9: Teamwork (people of various callings with whom you might work, their specialties and uses); 10: Ghost Hunting as a Hobby or Profession? (tips, legalities, pros and cons); 11. History and Inspiration (famous cases, established haunted sites, locations with paranormal activity).