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Voyagers
By K.L. Nappier
"An intriguing supernatural murder mystery that pulls you in from the first sentence" L. Chiurro-Tampa Book Buzz
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There could be no unlikelier pair of amateur sleuths than Greta Roscoe and the Reverend Aaron Shane. Not because Greta is the most elegant courtesan of St. Louis's high society during the Gay 1890's, and Aaron the city's most self-righteous minister. It's because they're dead. And because an angelic tutor named Aridite has given them the assignment of solving their own murders. If only things in the Afterlife were as simple as they seemed.
Review by Marilyn Peake for
Review by Marilyn Peake for VOYAGERS by K.L. Nappier:
K.L. Nappier’s wonderful creativity shines through in her most recent novel, VOYAGERS, published by Double Dragon Publishing. Classified as Romance/Paranormal, VOYAGERS is even more than that, with a touch of horror, mystery, and philosophy. In parts, VOYAGERS reads like a philosophical who-done-it. There are also elements of history and geography, as the fictional story is set in St. Louis, Missouri in 1896; and K.L. Nappier’s descriptive writing gives the reader a fascinating glimpse into life within that setting.
The main characters are Greta Roscoe and Aaron Shane. She is a courtesan, while he’s a young, idealistic minister. Shocked by Greta’s professional choice but understanding nothing of the difficult circumstances in which Greta lives, Aaron attempts to minister to her. In doing so, he becomes drawn into a violent situation. He and Greta are murdered. At that point, they are tied to each other as voyagers in the afterlife. Guided by a mysterious angel named Aridite, they must reach certain goals if they are to move forward in their passage, rather than become lost or tied to Earth as ghosts.
Together, Aaron and Greta solve the mysteries of their deaths, including the unwitting involvement of family members in their murders. This thread in VOYAGERS is definitely a who-done-it; but K.L. Nappier’s exploration of the afterlife and spirituality frequently lifts VOYAGERS up onto a more philosophical plane.
K.L. Nappier’s writing is very descriptive, often beautiful and ethereal. Here is an example of a particularly descriptive passage in Chapter Seven: "They both adored watching the fancy pleasure boats chug upstream, rear wheels churning up the loamy Mississippi scent as the vessels passed below the bridge. Sometimes Greta could hear the people over the soft, wet roar of the paddlewheel, the deep, rumbling noise of the coal engines. She might hear the shout of an elated gambler. Or see a cluster of passengers, parasols and bowlers concealing faces, voices lilting between the 'oom-pah' strains of a calliope until distance and the churning paddlewheel reined in the sounds again."
For fans of Romance and Paranormal, and for readers looking for an interesting story set in large part within a theoretical afterlife, I highly recommend VOYAGERS by K.L. Nappier.
Sincerely,
Marilyn Peake
http://www.marilynpeake.com
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