Review: A promising start
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 8, 2012
I'm a sucker for the occult detective genre & this is an interesting variant.It's not set in an historical era & has few of the traditional ghost-breaker tropes. If anything, it reminded me of the British TV show show, 'Afterlife', created by Stephen Volk. Like Alison Mundy in that show, Crate Northgate could well live without being able to see the spirits of the dead. He would certainly appreciate being able to sleep without the help of alcohol.This short story is a very promising introduction to the character. It's well-crafted, with a nice flowing prose style & I look forward to reading more in the future.I have to say though that I'm not so keen on the cover & Bryan Hall & his publisher would do well to work on improving this side of their books.