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Ghost of a Chance

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Sitting somewhere between the romance and paranormal genres, Dee Lloyd's novel, originally published in 2002, doesn't live up to its intriguing plot outline.

As he drives along a particular stretch of road near a construction site, the usually cognizant Bret's nerves start to jangle. The temperature plummets and a wailing saxophone suddenly drowns out all other sound. Then he sees her: a bright white figure, bloodied but recognizable as someone he knows. We soon learn that this is the ghost of a murdered woman. Her cryptic utterances at Bret's encounter with her lead to the dead woman's twin sister whose own life is now in danger.

For me, the novel's bright opening fades quickly as we are introduced to some amiable, but not very interesting characters. Blessed with swoon-inducing good looks, Bret also runs a security firm and is an ex-member of the secret service. All very handy when he falls for beguiling chanteuse, Milly, twin sister of the spectral Yvette.

The two main gripes that I have with this story are that the ghost isn't involved enough, and the murderer is revealed far too early so that any suspense is dissipated well before the novel's end. For a short novel, the narrative is quite plodding. The main characters are not particularly well drawn and you don't really care enough about them to be bothered about the romantic element.