(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)

Disgraced former police detective James Draygo has sunk as low as his habit allows, working as a fake psychic despite his very real talents. When a media mogul’s trashy trophy wife gets gunned down at his tapping table he has to decide whether he can straighten up long enough to save his own skin. He may not have a choice with Essex’s loudest ghost bawling in his ear about cults, conspiracies and cut-rate drugs. Oblivion sounds better all the time…

*3.5 stars*

This was a satisfying combination of gritty British crime thriller and a supernatural bent makes this book definitely worth reading...

Former detective James Draygo is an excellent character who pretends to communicate with the dead to make some $$$ - actually, he can communicate with the dead. Then a client is murdered right in front of him while his eyes are closed, he needs all the help he can get...

The characters of Saunders and Jinx added an extra dimension to this story. The dialogue was excellent and really brought out the best of all three of these characters.

My biggest issue was when Draygo undergoes his drug-taking in order to communicate with the dead, and everything else gets a little hazy - the plot, the dialogue and just a sense of where the story is going. It really did take away from the story in my opinion.

Overall, a very clever story that I recommend for sure...


Paul
ARH