Welcome to my website! My name is Rhetta Akamatsu and I am an author. I write mostly about ghosts and haunted places, but I also write about history and blues music.
Click here for more About Me, including My Life with Ghosts:
My latest book is Haunted Marietta, published by the History Press as part of the Haunted America Series:
Haunted Marietta is available at major bookstores on and offline. If your bookstore does not have it, order it! ISBN: 1596297379
From the back cover:
"Few places have continued to grow, prosper and maintain a small-town atmosphere and sense of history like Marietta, Georgia. Of course, a sense of community is not the only preserved presence from the past...
Paranormal specialist and Marietta resident Rhetta Akamatsu combines her research with a passion for history to deliver a one-of-a-kind glimpse into the area's rich and, in some cases, undying spirit. Hear the whispers of Confederate generals still echoing in the Kolb farmhouse; cozy up with the unsettled spirits of the 1848 House; meet the phantoms lurking throughout Marietta Square; and brush up on your local history if you dare summon the ghosts of Marietta. "
In writing about Haunted Marietta, I combined my own knowledge of "ghost hunting" or paranormal investigation and that of many of my friends. I also did research in the Geneology section of the library, consulted other books about ghosts and haunted places, collected stories from my friends, family, and long-time Marietta residents, and did extensive research on the Internet. My husband and I, along with my friend Crystal Pinson and my daughter Rose Gillespie, visited many cemeteries, historical places, and allegedly haunted houses to take photos and gather information. It was fun, and the resulting book has got great reviews and was listed on Amazon.com's Hot New Releases in Georgia History over several months. Use the buttonon the left to see photos of some of the haunted places which did not make it into the book, and use the publicity button to see some other people's comments about Haunted Marietta.
As well as Haunted Marietta, I have other paranormal books, websites, and edit a journal! Click here to learn about my other books and sites.
Click here to join my Ghost to Coast Haunted News List
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Read samples: Ghost to Coast Tours and Haunted Places, Ghost to Coast, and T'ain't Nobody's Business If I Do:  
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But I am not just interested in the paranormal. I also love music, especially the blues. I have a book out,titled T'ain't Nobody's Business: Blues Women Past and Present. T'ain't Nobody's Business If I Do chronicles the lives of seventeen blues women, including Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Sippie Wallace, Irma Thomas, Ruth Brown, Saffire, Bonnie Raitt, Maricia Ball, Saffire, Francine Thomas, Janis Joplin, and others. You will learn the details of their lives and careers and find extensive discographies as well. These women were the Blues Queens in the past, and in the present they are a vital and continuing influence on contemporary music and women's history.
T'Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do Click on the title to order at Amazon.
In addition to the book, I am the Atlanta Blues Examiner for Examiner.com.I write several columns weekly dealing with the Atlanta bues scene, covering blues concerts and events, Atlanta blues history and blues singers , and blues news. Follow me here: http://www.examiner.com/x-32020-Atlanta-Blues-Examiner I have a Blue News Directory to offer you all the news of concerts, festivals, articles, and more at http://bluesnews.boomja.com . BluesATL has a Twitter page of its own. Follow it here for the best blues news and follow my tweets on the left:
Click here for Cemetery Photos Click Here to Visit Some of My Articles
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