Rating: 5⭐️
I just talked about the fluidity of M. M. Crumley’s series timelines and character appearances in the various series that make up this universe. m playing catchup here with this fantastic character of young boy Nevin Tucker who inhabits the body of TJ Bryant, a police detective who died in the same bomb blast that killed Tucker.
How that happened and the ramifications are fully explained and remain a part of Tucker’s journey. Crumley is so gifted at characterization that Tucker becomes rawly believable. So complex and incredibly layered as Tucker is, a young boy/ ghost who, without any real desire or design, wakes up in a grown man’s body and has to adapt.
He’s “seen” by all except those in the “know” as an adult. But mentally, emotionally and for all intents, including knowledge, he’s a kid inside. One who has lost his older sister, and been extremely poor and vulnerable.
That dichotomy sets up a character driven narrative, a urban fantasy horror story that is fraught with poignant moments and yet filled with humor, albeit unintentionally funny scenarios that a young boy doesn’t understand but a man would.
Tucker is first introduced in The Immortal Doc Holliday Book 6, a novel I haven’t gotten to as yet. But he’s has been in several books since, and Doc recently introduced him to the Graves family, who play a prominent role in this book.
This fantastic story, and it’s filled with character development as Tucker must look at his own life and think about who he is and what he wants to become, while solving a horrific situation. And it ends on a heart stopping cliffhanger.
Oh no. So if you don’t want to read a cliffhanger, wait for the next book to be released, then read through. And check out the Immortal Doc Holiday series or The House of Graves, or any other series listed below.
Honestly, I need a separate bookshelf just for this author. She’s fantastic. So are these series.
Highly recommended.
Connected Universe and crossover series:
- I believe this is the reading order. But characters do appear within each other’s series at any given point in time. But Doc is the original source for them all.
The Immortal Doc Holliday Series (21 book series plus )
The Legend of Andrew Rufus Series (7 book series)
Janey Falke: Saint Killer Series (4 book series to date)
The House of Graves Series (6 book series)
Ghost Guy Series (3 books to date series)
Hell To Pay #1
Length of Days #2 – Sept 6,2026
Reckoning #3 – Tbd
Buy link
Ghost Guy: Hell to Pay (Ghost Guy Series Book 1)
Blurb
Even the dead need a hero.
Nevin Tucker is a snarky young detective who just happens to be dead. This paranormal PI spends his days (and nights) as Ghost Guy: the only occult detective willing to take cases from clients who can’t pay, can’t be seen, and who really need a hero. But as a ghost in someone else’s body, Tucker has his own issues to deal with, and most of his issues are members of the House of Graves. Dive into a hidden world of magic and mayhem now! Available in print, eBook and audiobook formats
Lone Ghost Publishing
Publication date
March 4, 2026
Language
English
Print length
357 pages
Book 1 of 2
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words 