K.J. Charles's Reviews > The Grapples of Wrath

Third in the series about unwilling medium Claire, in her 30s, perma-haunted by the ghost of a murdered schoolfriend who is an eternal stroppy teenager, and attempting to solve murders as you do. The intriguing thing about this twist on Randall and Hopkirk Deceased is that the books actually consider the practical implications. viz, Claire is deeply traumatised, barely able to maintain friendships let alone a relationship, and the object of serious police suspicion for her random weird appearances in murders. Also, many of the beloved tropes of TV amateur detectives turn out not to work at all well in practice.

It's a gleefully silly, fun series with a real, bitter, painful edge to it, and as such floats my boat immensely.