Eve has always been able to see ghosts. Her childhood was colored by their presence, but she’s grown into her power as a medium, and even gained some associates that help her with her work. But as women in the late 19th century, it’s hard to be taken seriously, especially when one is talking about using ghosts to help solve crimes. When Theodore Roosevelt gives her his backing, they’re able to form their own precinct within the NYPD, using their ghostly contacts to help solve, and sometimes prevent, crimes.
Just as the precinct is up and running, Maggie, who’s Eve’s most reliable ghostly contact, disappears. The other ghosts can’t get a sense of her at all, and everyone is distraught to find her gone. At the same time, they have a complaint lodged against them by a family that they have never heard of, for supposedly sending their ghosts in to disturb them. If you’ve read enough mysteries, it’s pretty clear the two are connected, though the way to that connection is good storytelling.
I enjoyed this book. I’m not sure I feel like it was wrapped up quite correctly, but I can still see that there’s more that needs to be explored in future books, so I’ll chalk that up to style rather than sloppy writing. I like the characters, and the set up is definitely promising.
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