Ghost

In this fast-paced novel, Cree is a professional ghost hunter, whose job and mission is to assist clients who are haunted by actual ghosts from their past. Based in Seattle, she is hired by a woman in New Orleans whose life has been turned upside down by ghosts in the family home she wants to return to. As might be expected, the victim's family is fraught with secrets and betrayals, which Cree attempts to uncover. Meanwhile, she is unexpectedly attracted to the therapist treating the victim, but it is unclear just where his loyalties and belief systems lie. The twists and turns of this story are interesting and engaging, and the complexities of Cree's personality will make for an interesting series. ( )

Parts of this book gave me the creeps. In a good way. Kinda. ( )

Interesting character. My biggest beef with the story is related to point-of-view narration. Almost the entire first half is from the main character’s POV. Then, there is the sudden injection of long, introspective passages from a different character’s POV. It felt like the author couldn’t get all the information into the plot without significant dumps and used minor character POVs to accomplish this.

Which brings about my second dissatisfaction: long, introspective passages without much dialogue or action. Maybe that is peculiar to this genre - I’ve not read many books in this area.

I didn’t hate the book. Although, Black’s thick-headedness at times seems a bit unbelievable for a supposedly well-educated skeptic. I may try another book or two in the series before a final decision. ( )

Audiobook narrated by Anna Fields. ( )