All of his short life, Paavo Deshin has seen ghosts. The same two ghosts
who have now approached him on the school playground, ghosts who look
older and actually smell bad. Paavo's cry for help brings the
authorities, a few lawyers, and Retrieval Artist Miles Flint, who learns
some secrets about the ghosts - and about Paavo's parents. This short
standalone science fiction novel in the Retrieval Artist series received
a Special Mention from the prestigious international UPC contest. It
fits right after the full novel Duplicate Effort in the timeline, but
stands alone.