(openPR) - Frederick, MD March 26, 2007 -- PublishAmerica is proud to present Miami Ghosts, Legends, & Mysteries by LaPlace, Louisiana author Kalila K. Smith. Miami Ghosts, Legends, & Mysteries is an eye-opening and haunting examination of the dark mysteries of Miami and its surrounding areas. World-renown paranormal researcher Kalila K. Smith explores the hidden treasures of pirates who once used the Florida coast as their base of operations. She also follows the trail of the Florida Skunk Ape deep in the Everglades. Readers will also learn the truth behind the bizarre, the unusual and the macabre past of Miami. This book is the first compilation of the city’s haunted areas and most strange mysteries.

Kalila Smith was born and raised in New Orleans. She personally researched and wrote the material featured on Haunted History Tours of New Orleans’ Ghost, Vampire and Spellbound tours. She is the author of Ghosts & Vampires of New Orleans, and Searching for Spirits. She has been featured on and worked behind the scenes on television productions including Travel Daily, Places of Mystery, Secret New Orleans, Unsolved Mysteries, FEAR!, MTV’s On The Road, Hidden New Orleans, Urban Legends, America’s Most Haunted Places, In Search of..., and Supernatural Destinations. She worked on and appeared in the documentary for Sony’s Playstation II game, Ghosthunter. She was the only American chosen to work on this British based production. She appears in the documentary “Fang vs Fiction” on the DVD for the motion picture, Underworld. Her work has been recognized in North America, the U.K., Korea, Denmark and the Netherlands.

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