This book is part ghost story, part mystery. Frank OHara is the New Hampshire cop responsible for identifying Gary Ledbetter as the man who has killed several women in a horrifying manner. He gets extradicted to Florida for other murders and dies in the electric chair, protesting his innocence to the end. OHara is 4 months away from retirement when the same type of murders turn up in his area. The murders had a very negative effect on OHara so he's not thrilled when his Captain assigns him to investigate the murders. Then OHara starts seeing the ghost of Ledbetter who demands that OHara find the real killer whose crimes he was executed for. Throughout the book, OHara tries to figure out whether he's crazy or he's really seeing a ghost. There are many surprising twists and turns to this story that make it hard to put the book down. OHara is a sympathetic character. The minor characters who pop up are intriguing. The ending is somewhat disappointing but at the same time it's a very fitting one.

Noel Hynd never dissappoints. this is a very good murder story about a detective ready to retire, but then his recent death row murderer keeps coming back saying he's innocent!! What a great ghost story! It will keep you guessing until the exciting conclusion! I could not put it down til I knew the ending!!

It is the winter of 1993. With only a few months to go before his retirement, Detective Sgt. Frank O'Hara faces the most impossible challenge of his career: A killer who can't possibly exist...not in this world, anyway.

Lots of twists and turns .... good reading for those who enjoy a good mystery.

From the back cover: Both a mesmerizing ghost story and a gripping detectove tale, this one takes you on a hair-raising journey into the darkest recesses of one man's soul....

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Haven't read yet I ended up with two copies so I am releasing one for anyone intereasted in Noel Hynd

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