Spectre
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4.8 • 4 Ratings
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Next in the series that's 'art paranormal whodunit, part urban fantasy' (Publishers Weekly) by the author of Wraith.
Zoë Martinique has the extraordinary ability to travel outside her body at will. When she is drawn into an investigation of a series of bizarre murders, in which the victims are missing body parts, Zoë hopes to help her boyfriend, Atlanta homicide detective Daniel Frasier, stop the killer-one she's sure is from the darkest levels of the astral plane-without letting him find out about her special abilities.
Then danger strikes close to home when Zoë's mother disappears, and Zoë must use all the powers at her command to save her-even though Zoë knows that, in doing so, she may make herself into something no longer entirely human.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Supernatural spy girl Zoetrope "Zoe" Martinique's bland second adventure (after 2007's Wraith) strains both her skills navigating the astral plane and her longing for Atlanta PD detective Daniel Frasier. Daniel remains unaware of Zoe's abilities, but APD Sgt. Joe Halloran can see Zoe's disembodied "wraith" form and helps her deal with her spooky gifts. Traveling outside her body gives Zoe an edge she uses in her unlicensed "small sleuth business," but it's drawn the attention of the League of Six and the Society of Ishmael, warring occult factions in hot pursuit of five powerful magic necklaces. Soon Zoe's mother, Nona, the owner of one of the necklaces, goes missing, and Zoe dashes to the rescue. Although clever in spurts, this cluttered urban fantasy suffers from Zoe's annoying and immature obsession with sex and stream-of-consciousness narration ("Mental note: gasp!") and the convoluted plot may give new readers some trouble.
