After Glow (Ghost Hunters, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

~ (Author) "THE TINY BURNER and the little bowl next to the body told the sad story..." (more)
Key Phrases: dissonance energy, mystery mistress, illusion trap, Cadence Guild, Mercer Wyatt, Miss Smith (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This imaginative follow-up to Castle's sci-fi novel After Dark (2000) revisits the futuristic world of Harmony, a planet discovered when an energy field in space opened, providing a gate between Earth and several other inhabitable worlds. The novel picks up where the last book left off, with gifted detangler Lydia Smith dealing with amnesia and recovering from her Lost Weekend in the catacombs beneath the Dead City. Desperate to reconstruct the lost days, Lydia responds to an urgent call from her old college professor, who claims to have news regarding those days. She arrives to find him murdered, and the only clue to the killer's identity is a vague message hidden inside a milk carton. On the brighter side, Lydia's romance with ghost-hunter Emmett London has progressed, and she still has Fuzz, a four-eyed, six-legged dust-bunny who remains her devoted protector. Those unfamiliar with this world will struggle to understand Lydia's predicament and decipher the book's jargon ("she could not summon ghost light, but she could de-rez the danger snares of illusion shadow that the long-vanished aliens had left behind"). In a letter to readers, Castle recommends this book to those who "relish [their] romantic suspense with a paranormal twist," but paranormal romance readers and even fans of far-future romances will likely find this terrain too tough to navigate unless they've read Castle's previous book.
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From Booklist

It's the second time in a month that Lydia Smith has found a dead body. The first time pararchaelogist and museum curator Lydia became tangled up in a murder investigation it brought her together with her current paramour, ghost hunter Emmett London. So naturally Lydia thinks of Emmett when she stumbles across the body of her former professor, Lawrence Maltby. While the police believe Maltby's death was caused by his drug addiction, Lydia doesn't buy it. So with Emmett's help, she pursues her own investigation even as she tries to figure out exactly what kind of a relationship she and Emmett have. Castle (a pseudonym for Jayne Ann Krentz) continues Lydia's and Emmett's adventures together, which began in After Dark (2000), as she returns to the fascinating world of Harmony, where the relics of an ancient civilization linger and where dangerous things like energy ghosts lurk. Castle neatly combines her sharp wit, polished plotting, and gift for subtle characterization in a superbly sensual and captivating action- and adventure-filled romance. John Charles
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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Jove (February 24, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0515136948
• ISBN-13: 978-0515136944
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #45,263 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This is item 3 in The Ghost Hunters Series.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jayne, Write More Harnony Books, Please, March 7, 2004

By	Shawna Lanne "Shawna" (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

This was another fun and involved look into the world of Harmony. Lydia Smith stumbles on another murder early in the book and Emmett London finds her soon after, at the murder site once again. It reads more like a chap book than a stand alone novel, so if you haven't read again 'After Dark'. I'd recommend reading it first.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More Harmony books...PLEASE!!, March 18, 2004

By	D. Ogilvie (England UK) - See all my reviews

Jayne Ann has been doing trilogies - cranking out three books for a set of characters, and outside her Eclipse Bay, the first one is so good, second two suck! REALLY.

However, it's with her Harmony books Jayne Ann really returns to her top form. They are fresh, funny and show she still have the magic. So STOP WASTING TIME ON JUNK and write were you show the same spark of romance and delight in the genre.

PLEASE. These characters were so warm, real, sexy and loving. What you other books are missing.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great fun!, March 4, 2004

By	Eve McShane (UK) - See all my reviews

I loved the book that came before this AFTER DARK, but I had nearly forgotten about it since it was written nearly 4 years ago. So when I read this, I was delighted to find it was a continuation to the story.

It's funny, is Jayne Anne Krentz are her top form and I hope this means there will be more Harmony books coming!