Mercedes Yaeger ran ghost tours in the Pike Place Market for the last thirteen years. In Market Ghost Stories she combines history, research, and lore; introducing the people of the Pike Place Market to the reader. Stories are about reported hauntings in the district but delve beyond just the reports. As one reader said "Very well researched and written, and I especially liked that it was not your "typical" ghost story book. It made the history of the area really come alive." Mercedes self-published and printed her book through the Market Ghost Tours. The mission of her tours "To preserve the oral tradition and people's history of the Pike Place Market and, in doing so connect visitors to the individuals that have impacted the Market's growth." The book is an extension of that mission.