Review: I'm anticipating the next installment
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 13, 2012
I love the idea of the Kindle Serials.  I had a hard time selecting between the offerings and settled on Love is as Strong as Death by Carolyn Nash.  I am hoping for a ghost story with a good mystery.  And so far the story is managing to deliver.The First Installment:Rachel Elliot and her partner Terry write a column presenting two sides of an issue.  They are assigned a haunted house story.  The house is an old mansion located on some prime real estate which is set to be demolished so that the wealthy Peter can build some condos.  Only the house is supposedly haunted, and a spiritualist society is trying to block the project in an effort to preserve it for the otherworldly occupants.  Rachel usually so antisocial is immediately drawn to Peter.  And  things become even stranger as she continues her investigation.Even though the story has a bumpy beginning, read on.  Nash doesn't give the reader a good sense of Rachel in this installment.  Why is she so cynical?  Why so antisocial? This aspect of the mystery is becoming the most interesting as the story develops.  Another well rendered element is the general setting of the Bay Area.  The descriptions are so well described they transport.  The supporting characters are notably suspect (sometimes tryingly so).  And Rachel's weird visit to the mansion has a disconcerting effect.  I'm hoping things are less heavy handed in future installments.After reading through this excerpt, I am definitely interested in where the story is heading.