“Frame” eBook was published in 2017 and was written by A. K. Alliss (http://www.akalliss.com.au). Mr. Alliss has published four novels.

A young widow comes across information in a photo that makes her believe that her client may be involved with the terrorists that were responsible for her husband’s death. She is able to ‘communicate’ with her dead husband through technology that uses his data to simulate his presence.

I gave this book about 90 minutes of my time and managed to plod about 15% of the way into it. The concept sounded good, but the book itself just did not set well with me, so I called a Rule of 50 (https://johnpurvis.wordpress.com/2015/01/10/using-the-rule-of-50-when-reading/ ) and moved on. I give what I read of this novel a 2.4 (rounded down to a 2) out of 5.

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The highly efficient worker of Hide spent her days; long, arduous days; reworking photos, frame by frame. The chip installed in her head stopped her identifying the owner of the photos – once completed to her liking, it was sent on its way and she had nothing more to do with that particular photo. But when she noticed something that had no right being there, her suspicions spiked – her mind went immediately to her dead husband Connor; could it be possible? Would she find some answers to his death that no one had been able to tell her in the years since he died?

Spending time with the robotic ghost of Connor, knowing it was only a facsimile, was what she did night after night, but now it wasn’t enough. Her teaming up with ex-military to search for the truth would lead them all into a danger far worse than anything she had ever imagined. How far would she need to go to discover the truth?

Frame by Aussie author A.K. Aliss is a mix of genres – paranormal/science fiction, mystery and thriller. The pace is fast, the tension relentless. But it did take me some time to get into; to work out what was actually happening. I felt lost in a sea of words for the first third of the book until I gradually settled into the rhythm of the story. I think because I hadn’t realised it had paranormal aspects my brain needed to change gears before I could understand what was going on. But that said, I would still recommend Frame highly to fans of paranormal thrillers and their off-shoots.

With thanks to NetGalley and Atlas Publishing for this digital copy to read and review.