Week of January 31

Fast Track by John Dedakis – Lark Chadwick, the so called Miracle Baby who survived an automobile crash that killed both parents, returns to her home town to investigate.

After the suicide of her aunt, the person who raised her after her parent’s death, Lark is devastated by grief. To cope, she begins to investigate her past and the accident that killed her parents. Once she is in town, she very quickly runs afoul of someone who wants the truth buried.

Although the author is a man, he writes from a woman’s perspective very very well. I will definitely read more in this series.

Dead Man’s Leap by Tina DeBellegarde – I was given a chance to read this mystery pre-publication. This is the sequel to Winter Witness by Agatha Award nominee de Bellegarde.

A ferocious rain storm and the resulting flooding drives the residents of Batavia on the Hudson to the local community center. A death, and the discovery of old bones, give the Sheriff two murders to investigate. It also causes the people of Batavia to rethink their lives, previous choices, changes in relationships and more. A character driven mystery.

Summoning of Souls by Leanna Renee Hieber – the third in the Spectral City Trilogy.

Albert Prenze, a villain who craves the total destruction of all ghosts, has been presumed dead. But Eve, her friends, the ghosts who serve as part of her posse, and NYPD Detective Horowitz discover Prenze is alive and has developed powerful psychic powers. He is endangering Eve and her family, the ghosts who assist her, and the Sanctuary, a safe place for ghosts who have not crossed over.

I had read the first of the trilogy and still was a bit at sea so reading these in order is necessary. For fans of the supernatural.