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REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS
A
Ghost Among Us
by Debora Hill
JAQKAR PUBLISHING
ISBN: 1-58550-017-8
Review by: Sandra Brandenburg
A playful read, just perfect for poolside or fireside, 'A Ghost
Among
Us' starts with a short energetic letter that introduces the
three main female
characters. Deirdre, Natalie, and Charlotte are Americans negotiating
their
way through London while struggling a bit (but only a bit, who
wants too much
reality in our entertainment these days?) with careers and men.
Their
avocations are TV talk show host, painter and photographer.
They move into a large condo that is renting at a minuscule
price and
meet the resident ghost, Jerome, who is only frightening when
he appears
unannounced in their bedrooms. He has a mystery to solve, namely,
who murdered
him? But it isn't a mystery for long, and after that the piece
is driven by
the need to know who killed his killer, and how he gets his
afterlife back on
track.
Meanwhile, the three girls meet a rock musician, a biologist,
and a
reporter. The entire group mixes it up with some nasty folks
who don't believe
in animal rights. The story is made interesting by it's perspective
which is
pro-people, anti- patriarchal religion, and a bit on the anarchistic
side in no
serious way.
Okay, this isn't Tolstoy. It's more like lighthearted Dickens
with a
modern twist. Gossipy, frothy, and all the loose ends get tied
up in the end.
It leaves you with nothing to worry about, and that alone is
cheering after the
bad year we've all been living through.
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