Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

This where I normally post a review for our latest read story, but today I thought I would share the review received for Ghost of a Chance.

I have been so busy finishing the latest opus, that I am sadly behind with promoting our own books, so I thought I would post a recent review, with many thanks to Vivienne for her excellent review!

The Mystery of Folly’s End is due back from the pressional edit any day now, so I am hoping the verdict will be favourable…

A damaged detective, out of a job

A relationship on the rocks
What does the future hold for David Snow?
Just when he thought life couldn’t get any worse
A ghost with a grudge adds to his pain
A ghost hell bent on stopping him from rebuilding his life…

Review of the Week

VM Sang  5* A gripping read.

DI David Snow was seriously injured in a previous encounter and has been officially retired from the police. He is wrestling with the breakdown of his marriage at the same time.
He goes to the police station to try to convince them that he is still able to do his job. While there, he sees a young woman bringing in an elderly woman in great distress. He goes to help. No one knows who the elderly woman is, and she has amnesia. The girl had found her in a state of stress and wants to help.
DI Snow decides to help find out who the woman is, and why she is upset. This leads him into an investigation involving murder and ghostly happenings.
CHARACTERS
All the characters in this novel are believable. They all have problems and faults as well as their good points..
David Snow is wrestling with depression after losing his wife and his job. He finds some relief in investigating the mystery woman.
David’s wife, Jane, has had a string of affairs after the breakup. Not all were satisfactory, especially one. She regrets this, but cannot find the strength to stop.
Laurie, the girl who brought the old woman to the police station, has her own problems. After a difficult childhood and adolescence, she finds it difficult to settle to anything. She has enrolled at University, and is determined to graduate, but finds the commitment difficult, as well as commitment to another human being.
Alan Turner is a person who was jealous of David Snow’s success. He is a thoroughly nasty person who plots Snow’s downfall, wanting his job. He has few positive traits. I disliked him all the way through. (Which I suspect I was intended to.)
WRITING.
Jaye Marie has created an exciting and enthralling story. The writing is good and there are very few typos.
She manages to build up the tension well, creating an unputdownable book.
The story is told mainly in third person past tense, but David Snow’s chapters are in first person. This, I think, brings us closer to him and his problems. I like the idea.

Thanks again, Vivienne. Such an amazing review for Ghost of a Chance, it really makes the pressure worth suffering…