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Book Review of Only The Good Die Young (Jensen Murphy, Ghost for Hire, Bk 1)

Only The Good Die Young (Jensen Murphy, Ghost for Hire, Bk 1)
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Thirty years ago, Jensen Murphy was murdered...her killer never found. Since then she has been stuck in a loop, reliving the last violent minutes of her short life. When Psychic Amanda Lee Minter pulls Jensen out of the loop, Jensen is grateful. Amanda asks her to help her solve a mystery. Her friend Elizabeth Dalton was killed two years ago. Amanda believes Elizabeth's ex-boyfriend, Gavin Edgett, killed her. She asks Jensen to scare him into a confession.

This is the first book in the Jensen Murphy, Ghost for Hire trilogy. I thought the premise of the story was interesting. I liked that Jensen didn't know she has powers or how to handle them until she spoke to other ghosts who taught her some of the things she can now do. Of course, there is a learning curve for these things.

The story started out well, but then it slowed to a crawl until the halfway point. There is a mysterious character that Jensen calls "FakeDean" because he looks exactly like her old boyfriend. I'm looking forward to finding out more about this character. I'm not sure if he is a good guy or a villain. My rating: 4 Stars.