Rating: 4🌈
Ghostly Force was interesting for several reasons, the first being it let many of the other terrific characters play the main roles in the murder mystery investigations, allowing for character development and more independence of character exploration for each of these people.
Our series main couple, Lance and Angus, end up sidelined due to a horrific event at the beginning of the story. It basically takes both out of the plot for most of the time, especially Lance. Although there’s a very interesting dramatic side aspect to this that involves Angus and Betty that’s threaded throughout the plot. I wonder if that will have further impact going forward.
Lance’s brother, Jackson returns from his deployment with his ghostly friend, Kel. A new addition to the ongoing series since he’s here permanently as is Kel.
The mystery is sad, and not very complicated. Two murders actually. Each has a realistic plot, and an unfortunate ending for the families that feels believable .
Ghostly Force has Lance and Angus taking an important step forward in their relationship. And, indeed, Leya seems to be setting in motion so many elements for new aspects of the series, that I’m looking forward to seeing what happens next.
This isn’t your typical high suspense plot but one based on character driven development and overall community dynamics, even though some characters are ghostly.
Definitely recommend reading this!
Cover Art by: Annabella Stone
Ghostly series:
Ghostly Awakening
Ghostly Findings
Ghostly Envy
Ghostly Claus
Ghostly Target
Ghostly Hostage
Ghostly Death
Ghostly Dilemma
Ghostly Bother
Ghostly Force
Ghostly Grandma (coming soon) Ghostly Wedding (coming soon) Ghostly Canine (coming soon)
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Blurb
When life explodes for Lance and Angus it’s up to Detectives Franks and Burns to find answers.
What started off as a celebration ends in an explosion that will change lives. Lance and Angus just wanted to welcome Jackson back to town, but the night is a catastrophic failure when everything goes wrong, leaving everyone wondering what happened.
With people dead and many others injured, it’s up to Detectives Franks and Burns to put the shattered pieces back together and figure out how an evening out ended in tragedy for so many of Fairway’s residents.
This case is personal, and Franks will do all he can to find answers and bring justice for those he is closest to.
E.L. Publishing
Publication date
April 12, 2026
Language
‎English
Print length
262 pages
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