Ghost Detective
A Myron Vale Investigation
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4.1 • 191 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Everybody dies. Nobody leaves . . . Award-winning author Scott William Carter returns with a spellbinding tale of a private investigator who bridges both sides of the great divide.
After narrowly surviving a near-fatal shooting, Portland detective Myron Vale wakes with a bullet still lodged in his brain, a headache to end all headaches, and a terrible side effect that radically transforms his world for the worse: He sees ghosts. Lots of them.
By some estimates, a hundred billion people have lived and died before anyone alive today was even born. For Myron, they're all still here. That's not even his biggest problem. No matter how hard he tries, he can't tell the living from the dead.
Despite this, Myron manages to piece together something of a life as a private investigator specializing in helping people on both sides of the great divide--until a stunning blonde beauty walks into his office needing help finding her husband. Myron wants no part of the case until he sees the man's picture ... and instantly his carefully reconstructed life begins to unravel.
"Carter's writing is on target." - Publishers Weekly
"A sultry blonde walks into a detective's office. Big deal, seen it a million times, right? Wrong! THE GHOST DETECTIVE ranks as one of the most ingenious departures from the norm I've seen in a long time ... I've always enjoyed Scott William Carter's work, but THE GHOST DETECTIVE takes my admiration to a whole new level. I loved this book. " - David H. Hendrickson, author of Cracking the Ice
"The Sixth Sense meets Spenser For Hire in Scott William Carter's magnificent Ghost Detective." - Michael J. Totten, author of Resurrection
"Scott is one of those rare writers who can and does cross genres, and do it well. You never know what kind of story you'll get from him, but you do know that it'll be good." - Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Hugo award-winning author of The Disappeared
"Fans of police procedurals with a paranormal twist will enjoy this book. The style and tone of the book reminded me a bit of the original Night Stalker series, but not as graphic or violent." - Jana DeLeon, New York Times Bestselling author of Trouble in Mudbug
From the author of The Gray and Guilty Sea and Wooden Bones, comes this riveting novel of a man cursed with a terrible gift. In a world where everybody dies but nobody leaves, Myron Vale is the rare individual who completely straddles both sides of the great divide. His strange ability resulting from a gunshot to the head while serving as a Portland police officer, a few years later he recovers to forge a new life as private investigator catering to both the living and the dead. With its memorable characters, taut prose, and spellbinding story, Scott William Carter's Ghost Detective will haunt you long after you finish the final pages -- a promising launch to what will hopefully be a long-running series.--FRP
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The Myron Vale Investigations (in chronological order):
The Haunted Breadbox (short story prequel)
Ghost Detective
The Ghost Who Said Goodbye
Customer Reviews
Enjoyable
A bit slow in parts but also very un put downable in parts.
A number of typos which were annoying as I wanted to correct them.
But yes, overall, very enjoyable and, most important of all the story concludes with a proper ending.
I hate stories where the author either doesn’t know how to end the story or just can’t be bothered, time wasted.
But this story has been a good read with a good ending.
Initially I was going to give it four stars because of the slow pieces but, on reflection I had enjoyed it enough for a five.
Hope you enjoy reading this story as much as I did.
The ghost detective
I really enjoyed this book. Myron see’s ghosts, and they know it. So guess who they come to for help. His ability to see them came about by being shot, a good thing, depending upon your point of view, as he sees and communicates with his dead wife. She is ‘ haunted’ by her own past and as the case he is working on progresses, her involvement with the murderer becomes clearer.
Ghost Detective
What a great idea for a novel although the thought that no one ever 'goes' is a bit disturbing - but that's the point of fiction. I love the canvases that Billie paints that no one alive can see the images on. A book doesn't often make me cry but the ending......just had to write a review. This book will stay with me for a long time. Fantastic!