Ghosts of the Garden State

Rating:
Summary: Condensed but interesting
Review: Although this book does not contain in-depth stories, it is an excellent New Jersey ghost guide. There are black and white photos of most of the haunted sites, addresses are provided, and the condensed descriptions of each haunting leaves one with a desire to learn more. I particularly liked the chapter on Cape May's haunted inns.

Rating:
Summary: FIND YOUR NEW JERSEY GHOST STORIES ELSEWHERE!
Review: I'm sorry, but this tiny book is not worth it's low price. It's very badly written (as if the author is speaking to a small child), disjointed and the amount of information is so small, that it's more like a booklet; she merely touches on each subject.

Really, I liken this book to a high school essay. The author seems to have taken a few books and magazines (mostly Weird New Jersey) and re-written them in booklet form. She footnotes the magazine Weird New Jersey so often, that I think the authors of that fine book should have co-credited!

Speaking of Weird New Jersey, if you are interested in New Jersey ghosts and other strange phenomenon, I advise you to read "Weird N.J.: Your Travel Guide to New Jersey's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets", by Mark Sceurman and Mark Moran. These guys have been writing about NJ ghosts for a long time and are much more thorough in their research (and are better writers, to boot).