Killing in C Sharp

Despite a few murders and a vengeful ghost, Killing in C Sharp is a delightfully fun and entertaining read. I found this to be a light-hearted paranormal novel, and I applaud the author for the absence of any gratuitous blood and spooky stuff. There is just enough blood and just enough spooky stuff to tell the story, and that was quite satisfying to me.

Killing in C Sharp Characters

Where would a light-hearted paranormal novel be without quirky characters? The cast of this tale does not disappoint.

Gethsemane Brown hails from the US, but now teaches music at a quaint Irish academy. Under ordinary circumstances, she would likely be pretty ordinary, but put her in a house with a ghost she befriends, and give her the reputation of people being murdered whenever she shows up, and the result is a wonderful character that anyone would enjoy spending time with.

Eamon, Gethsemane’s ghost of a friend, meshes with her very nicely. They are both protective of each other, and when one or the other falls into harm’s way, the other is quick to act! This devoted friendship fans the flames of literary conflict and pulls the reader right into the story.

The remainder of the cast includes a local police inspector, some unscrupulous writers, and a whole television crew determined to show the world that ghosts really do exist. All of the characters are gleefully flawed, and some of the backstories are very original. I can’t imagine this story being so good if any one of them was omitted.

Technically Speaking

There were no SPAG issues worth mentioning. The pace moved along nicely. I thought the character arcs were somewhat unique in that they didn’t go where I thought they would. But that’s a good thing.

The build to the climax is worth mentioning. Without giving any spoilers, let’s just say that the conflict naturally seems to build to a big showdown. You’re waiting for it. You know it’s coming. But when you get there – don’t blink! It’s over that fast. At first I felt a little disappointed, but then there’s this unexpected…. Well, you’ll just have to read it for yourself! (You won’t be disappointed. I promise!)

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A writer since childhood, I put literary endeavors on hold to finish medical school and Family Medicine residency training. Medical career established, I returned to writing fiction. I completed SMU’s Writer’s Path program in Dallas, Texas. Henery Press published my first novel, Murder in G Major, book one of the Gethsemane Brown mysteries, in September 2016. Book two, Death in D Minor, released July 11, 2017. Book three, Killing in C Sharp, comes out March 6, 2018. Murder in G Major won the Lefty Award for Best Debut Novel, was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best New Novel and was selected one of Suspense Magazine’s Best Debuts.

I listen to classical music, drink whiskey, and blog at Miss Demeanors, voted one of Writers’ Digest magazine’s 101 best websites for writers, and Femmes Fatales. 

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