Ghost Hunter

by Jayne Castle [Jane Ann Krentz]

Jove Books New York 2006 [Paperback 340 Pages]

Two hundred years after the collapse of the Inter Stellar Transportation Curtain, the isolated Earth Colony on the planet Harmony has evolved in ways its planners would not have expected. From the amber in Alien structures beneath, they have developed a civilization which utilizes psi energy “as a power source for everything from automobiles to dishwashers.”

Elly St. Clair was descended from the founders of the powerful Guild which regulates application of psi energy. Cooper Boone was the head of the Aurora Springs Guild. They were to be married but because of a misunderstanding, Elly flees to Cadence City, a major source for psi materials and research, and opens St. Clair’s Herbal Emporium in Old Quarter near “the massive green quartz wall of the dead city.”

Six months later Cooper follows her and she immediately drags him into a rescue beneath the city. A friend of hers has discovered a drug lab there and is injured and hiding in the ancient underground passages. To rescue her they must avoid nasty Psi traps and Psychic Ghosts. During this mess, they uncover a plot which endangers the Guild and the safety of all Harmony. They must figure out what is going on and who is responsible before dire things come about. What they don’t realize is that they and their relationship are pivotal.

The story has Romance, Excitement and Danger in a very skillfully developed and unusual universe. If you like this, look at Afterglow and Bridal Jitters, also set on Harmony. – Gary Swaty