Jamis Bachman is a teenager who can see and communicate with spirits, a talent he uses to assist ghosts with unfinished business. In this 2020 novel, Jamis navigates his final year of high school while managing the demands of the afterlife. When a local mystery involving a restless apparition emerges, he must apply specific investigative techniques to identify the ghost’s identity and the cause of its death. The narrative focuses on the mechanics of hauntings, the logic of spiritual tethering, and the social consequences of keeping a supernatural secret from peers and family.
This fiction title is for readers of young adult urban fantasy who prefer grounded systems of magic over high-fantasy settings. Fans of the mystery genre will find a structured procedural approach to detective work within a supernatural context. The reader acquires a perspective on the intersection of grief and resolution through the lens of Jamis's clients. It serves as a study of a protagonist balancing mundane academic obligations with the heavy responsibility of mediating between the living and the dead.
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
