This book has got everything I love in writing. Its main character is dead, but that doesn't make him any less fascinating as he explores the advantages and limitations of solving crime without a body. The more interesting investigation is into his own essence, and humanity in general. He wasn't a particularly good person when he was alive. He's determined to make up for it as a dead investigator. His devotion to the living and his exploration of good and evil elevate this book above the level of a simple mystery. 4 1/2 stars. Detective Kevin Fahey is dead and working harder than ever. After dying in the line of duty, Fahey is just stuck, hanging around and watching people. He is learning a lot about human nature because his perception has been enhanced. One day he is approached by another ghost, that of a victim of a crime he had closed and she leads him to the scene of a criime identical to her own murder. Now Fahey is determined to right the wrong he unknowingly committed. Unknown to them, Fahey joins his old partner Danny and the new detective, Maggie. Danny is anything but stellar at his job (like Fahey in his time) but Maggie is something else and Fahey instantly bonds to her.I don't want to give anything away, so I will just go on to say that i REALLY enjoyed this book. It is very well written and insightful about human nature. The killer in the story is pure evil but definitely kept in his place, the bad guy, not some sort of bizarre anti-hero. This book sets up the cast of characters very well. I am looking forward to the next Dead Detective mystery.
What do You think about Desolate Angel (2009)?
This was a little gem of a book. I really liked it and would definitely recommend it.
—dreamit7
