by Karen Michelle Nutt
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GENRE: Paranormal
Mystery/Ghost/Romance
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BLURB:
Lars
Gunner, the frontman for Silent Plaids, died 23 years ago and his death was
ruled an unfortunate accident. Despite the fact he can't recall what happened
to him in his last moments of life, he is convinced he was murdered. He has
been trapped in limbo until his daughter, Cecilia, unearths his journal and is
able to see him. She seeks help from Kaleb, a psychic, but as they resurrect
the past, the secrets and lies surrounding Lars' rock and roll life just may be
the death of them too.
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EXCERPT
(It is coming up on the anniversary of rock star legend,
Lars Gunner's death, 23 years and counting. Every year, Cecilia's mother
remembers the good old days by watching old movies and drinking herself into
oblivion. Worried, Cecilia pays her mother a visit.)
"He's here, you know," her mother whispered and
her breath smelled like an ashtray.
"Who's here?" she asked.
Her mother moved away from her grip and walked over to the
black roadie box, which had wheels and a handle to make transporting equipment,
music sheets, and other such items from place to place that much easier. Her
father had taken this one with him on the road since his first concert when
singing for his supper hadn't been a joke but a reality. He never replaced it
with a new one when the band had finally made it big and gourmet banquets were
set out for them as if they were royalty. It was like having a lucky sock or
coin, but his lucky item just happened to be a beat up old roadie box. Her
mother had one too, but hers had been custom made with leopard fur and pink
rhinestones.
Her mother's hand slid over the black box, pausing over the
dent in one corner as if that particular dent held a fond memory. "Right
after your father died, you would come in here and stare at this beat up old
thing. I would ask you what you were doing." She glanced over her shoulder
at her. "Do you remember what you said?"
She shook her head. Of course, she didn't. She was a toddler
and those memories at that age were far and in between and a bit fuzzy at best.
"You would say: Daddy's playing his guitar and singing
to me." Her mother pulled her wrap closer around her for what little good
the thin piece of material would do to keep her warm. "You were always his
little girl. Even in death, you loved him more than me."
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My review:
3.5 out of stars
End of the Road by Karen Michelle Nutt is a paranormal
mystery story that centers on Cecilia Gunner’s quest to solve the mystery
surrounding her rock star father’s death…assisted by his ghost. Psychic Kaleb
Houston becomes part of the investigation and may prove to be the most
important discovery of all, both to Cecilia and her father.
This is a fun story that combines mystery and romance in a
gradually unfolding tale that shifts between the past and present. I like the
glimpses of the music world and the delightful repartee that result from
arguing with a man who has never had the chance to be a true father and is
still twenty-seven years old in a world that has had more than two decades of
progress. This was a fascinating look at a dysfunctional family with the
delightful twist of input from a previously stifled member who can only be
heard by a couple of people. Some of the action was predictable and it would be
nice to have a little more depth to some of the characters, but the combination
of psychic phenomena and emotional scenes keep one rooting for Cecilia to find
a way to help her dad and find her own closure and makes this an enjoyable tale.
A copy of this title was provided to me for review
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