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Reviewed by Stephen Brayton for Readers' Favorite
Sacramento homicide investigators Anthony Camarelli and his partner Julia Reynolds have worked well together. When, after a boring stakeout, Julia is shot and killed, Anthony thinks his world has come to an end. However, their ‘partnership’ hasn’t ended because she reappears as a ghost. Though he does not know her purpose, she helps Tony return to work. Just in time, too, because he and his newly assigned partner catch a domestic killing followed by what turns out to be the latest in a string of serial murders spanning back to Atlanta. Enter the FBI and an attractive agent named Romero. Romero, Camarelli, a task force, with as much assistance from Julia as she can provide in her spirit state, begin gathering what evidence is available. But the killer keeps taunting them with more bodies. How many more women will die before he is caught or moves on to another killing field?
The concept of a ghost partner is not new but hasn't been done too often. I was hoping for more from Julia but she tends to play almost a supportive role rather than a main character. The ghost part is subdued. She uses her condition to aid Tony by trying to connect with the victims in order to provide clues, but I wanted more involvement from her, especially at the conclusion. There is some good wry humor from a fine cast of characters who have some depth and emotion not often found in police procedural murder mysteries. Galloway does a nice job of explaining serial killer aspects. This story moves quickly and I didn’t realize how much time had passed until well into the action.
