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The Spectral City

A Spectral City Novel, Book 1

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The Spectral City

By: Leanna Renee Hieber
Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
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Solving crime isn't only for the living.

In turn-of-the century New York City, the police have an off-the-books spiritual go-to when it comes to solving puzzling corporeal crimes.... Her name is Eve Whitby, gifted medium and spearhead of the Ghost Precinct.

When most women are traveling in a gilded society that promises only well-appointed marriage, the confident 19-year-old Eve navigates a social circle that carries a different kind of chill. Working with the diligent but skeptical Lieutenant Horowitz, as well as a group of fellow psychics and wayward ghosts, Eve holds her own against detractors and threats to solve New York's most disturbing crimes as only a medium of her ability can.

But as accustomed as Eve is to ghastly crimes and all matters of the uncanny, even she is unsettled by her department's latest mystery. Her ghostly conduits are starting to disappear one by one as though snatched away by some evil force determined to upset the balance between two realms and most important - destroy the Ghost Precinct forever.

Now, Eve must brave the darkness to find the vanished souls. She has no choice. It's her job to make sure no one is ever left for dead.

©2018 Lenna Renee Hieber (P)2018 Tantor Fantasy Fiction Historical Mystery Science Fiction Steampunk Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Haunted Paranormal Ghost New York Crime

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I wanted to like this, I like the idea, but it's just so tedious. The main character spends most her inner dialogue telling us all how amazing she is because she's so empathetic and modern, and has no faults, other than being perfect. She's that girl you hated at school who wanted to be head girl but wasn't popular enough because she never listened to anyone else.


And all the supporting characters feel forced and like they're there to tick the person of colour, trans, Jewish boxes. The language used around these characters and in general is waaaay too modern to make the world building, which the author does a fair bit of, feel real.

Dreadfully dull

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