The Missing Link I: The January Morrison Files, Psychic Series 1
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4.3 • 19 Ratings
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Publisher Description
January Morrison was a psychic who could see and talk with the dead. The first dead person she talked to was her best friend from high school, Lori, who'd disappeared after sneaking out on a sleepover night from her room and was found dead -- after January told the police where to find her body. The experience was especially traumatic to her because Lori's parents blamed her for what happened to their daughter and she was shunned at school and in their village because of the buzz generated by the fact that she learned the location of her friend's body by talking to her ghost. She also lost the interest of a boy she really liked because of it. Her family eventually had to move because of it.
Years later, she used her psychic abilities to help relatives find closure by talking to their dead loved one's spirit. She also helped families in the same situation as Lori's find a missing family member. This was why the FBI itself asked for her help in the case of a missing teenager. She capitulated, after a little prodding. To her surprise, the teenage girl she tried to reach with her psychic abilities was able to communicate with her even — while still alive. She was abducted, and she told January where she thinks her abductor brought her. In the end, her kidnapper turned out to be Lori's murderer fifteen years ago. January fell in love with one of the FBI agents who was on the case, Det. Ashton Sterling. Ashton accepted her gift, even when he could not truly understand it, and was awed at the unique way she could help solve cases of missing people.
Customer Reviews
Enjoyable Story
I’ve been reading plenty of Sandra Ross’ stories in the past. I was quite satisfied with most of them especially the ‘Ralph’s Gift’ series. I love Sandra’s writing style and her ability to truly bring her characters to life that I can somehow relate to. I am hoping that I can get the same enjoyment from this series. And I can say that she definitely delivered what I’m expecting in an interesting fantasy story.
In The Missing Link 1 tells a story of a young girl names January Morrison and her ability to be able to communicate with the spirits of the dead. Not only can see talk to them, but also be able to see them as well! I don’t know if that’s a gift or a curse, but if I was her, I would be kind of scared. However, she’s not scared of her strange ability and she uses them for a good cause. Eventually, she uses her ability to solve mystery cases for the FBI and even help them find a murderer that happens to be the same one that killed her best friend years ago.
In addition, there is also some romance in this story between January and an FBI Agent, Detective Ashton Sterling. However, there’s only bits and pieces of this romance and I will still consider this a fantasy story rather than a romance.
The Missing Link 1 is an enjoyable story and I highly recommend it to those that are interested in fantasy stories or something easy to read. I’m looking forward to read what Sandra Ross can come up with in the next book of the series.
very nice fantasy novel
In all honesty, this is not so much a romance book as more of a fantasy book, but either way, it was something I enjoyed. The writing quality was not as superb as some books I’ve read, but perhaps this is simply because the main character is still in high school- or at least in the beginning. I did feel as though better vocabulary and better descriptions could have been used all throughout the novel, since that would have made the overall style a bit more mature and professional.
On the other hand, the plot was very interesting. The idea of a woman being able to talk and see dead people is a rather unique one in the literary world, but it has been around in myths and folk tales all over the world, especially in ancient ones. This is a great fantasy read- definitely very different from the standard Harry Potter style novels being written in abundance today. If you’re looking for a new topic to explore, then this is a wonderful choice.
Another thing is that the book felt a bit abrupt- it should be either made into a lengthier novel, or shortened to a short story. I would much more prefer the first option- it would make an exceptional wholesome read.