Synopsis

Ghostly Command is the riveting story about a ghost and a reluctant paranormal investigator working together to solve the ghost’s murder, the first book in the Joanna Davis Mystery series.

Author Joanna Davis has a gift, an uncomfortable gift she has had since she was ten-years-old. She can see and hear those who have passed on. Suddenly she has a ghost in her kitchen who is trying to solve her own murder, except there is already someone in jail for the crime, an innocent someone or so says the ghost. Can Joanna help? Does she want to? Does she even have a choice? Follow this reluctant investigator as she works to solve this case and find the person who actually committed the crime.

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Review

If you like ghostly mysteries, then check out this book. It is the first in a series with a middle-aged divorced woman that has the gift of communicating with ghosts.

I have to admit that I didn’t remember that from the synopsis, so when I started the book I felt a little lost. It seemed like things were happening without that background information until a little later. However, once that information is disclosed, some of the incidents make a lot more sense.

Joanna is a likable character, as are many of the main characters we meet. This is set in a somewhat smaller town, so gossip abounds and there will always be the “haters.” I liked that Joanna wasn’t afraid to go after what she wanted, and the main things was remodeling her home. As it is with older homes, when you start working one thing you find five other things wrong. Good thing she had a good contractor helping her with those renovations.

When Joanna first meets the ghost, it was a bit unnerving, but as time went on, she discovered a mystery that needed to be solved. As an author, she did a lot of research for her books, so researching this ghost and what happened to her wasn’t too hard. Now it was a matter of finding someone that believed her and would take another look at this supposedly solved case.

I won’t give you any spoilers, but I was quite surprised at how the mystery unraveled itself. Considering the individual involved, it could have blown up even more so.

This was an enjoyable storyline and it kept me engaged. There were times when I thought the writing felt stilted, or there information was repeated multiple times. However, that did not detract from my enjoyment of this book.

We give it 4 paws up.

About the Author

Author R.K. O’Brien has been writing since she was 7 with a debut short story titled THE BLOB THAT ATE WEST HAVEN. Her BA is in English and Creative Writing and my MS is in Investigations. She has been writing professionally for over 25 years and was an actress in musical theatre before that. She usually write novels, but has also published poetry, a guide to pocket parks and a self-help book. Her occasional side gig is as a high school director of musical theatre and as a speaker on the art and craft of writing.

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