Not Dead Yet

Wes Cooper is a not quite dead person. He somehow can be both corporal and a ghost. He is in the business of “finding” things, aka stealing them for his clients.

His latest job winds up with a dead person and his old flame Hudson Rojas is the detective on the scene.

I really enjoyed the romance byplay between Wes and Hudson but it did not overwhelm the story and the mystery. The world building was really well explained. I am going to continue this series.

Intriguing premise, fair-to-good execution. Didn't care very much for the hot and cold Hudson (even though he had some valid Reasons for his behavior), and the plot dragged at first. Last 25% of the book was the strongest, with lots of action and some lovely “found family” moments. I'm on the fence about reading the sequel, due out later this year, but I'll probably pick it up to see if Jenn Burke can keep up the momentum from this book's conclusion.