The Perfect Ghost

This is from an ARC sent to me by Netgalley for review. This is one of those perfectly written mysteries that slowly, slowly unfolds, dropping little nuggets of gold along the path, while keeping you turning pages at a break-neck speed, desperate for that big pot of gold at the end. It's the kind of......more

The set up Em Moore is one half of the ghost writing team of T.E. Blakemoore. She and her writing partner, Teddy Blake are working on the autobiography of a legendary actor and director, Garrett Malcolm. Teddy was just killed in a car accident and the emotionally and socially inept Em is left to fini......more

Em Moore is half of the ghostwriting team T. E. Blakemore - the writing half, since she's agoraphobic. Teddy was the other half, the interviewer, the face and charm of the pseudonym. He had been Em's professor, and then became her lover, partner, and caregiver. But he dies in a car wreck halfway thr......more

I'd never read anything by Linda Barnes, but thought this book sounded interesting. I received an advanced copy through the first reads giveaway and couldn't wait to get started. Em is the narrator of the story and is extremely shy. Her character is fleshed out nicely through her actions and reaction......more

I *almost* loved this book. It starts strong, with real tension. Our narrator/heroine, Em, is one desperately troubled girl. Her writing partner and mentor, Teddy, just died in a tragic car crash. He was more than her colleague, he was her closest friend and her most important link to the outside wo......more