Later

Jamie Conklin just wants a normal childhood, but he possesses the ability to see and speak with the spirits of the recently deceased. These ghosts cannot lie when he asks them questions, a secret his mother, a struggling literary agent, uses to save her agency by recovering a dead author’s final manuscript. The stakes escalate when his mother’s girlfriend, a police detective, enlists Jamie to stop a deceased serial bomber who has left one final explosive hidden in the city.

This story serves readers who appreciate coming-of-age narratives set within an urban supernatural framework. It attracts those interested in the psychological burden of a child forced into adult conflicts and criminal investigations. Readers finish the book with a dark perspective on how secrets and the supernatural can corrupt innocence. It provides a gritty look at the cost of using a gift for personal or professional gain in a world where the dead refuse to stay quiet.