In a refreshing change from the usual w-v's this supernatural novel stars Simon Canderous, a psychometrist in New York. He can tell the history of an object by touching it. This helped him in his previous life as an antiques appraiser/petty thief, but was disastrous in the romance department. (I wonder if this is where Lovejoy gets his talents.) Now Canderous has reformed and is an agent of the Department of Extraordinary Affairs. As a government employee, he faces departmental as well as supernatural hell. His in-box is always overflowing, and his field operations are complicated by the amount of paperwork they generate.
In this debut novel he encounters a lovely lady in distress and is quick to help her. Her problem, however, is that she's dead and doesn't know it. Simon's pursuit leads him to the Sectarian Defense League. Even than though it's an agency authorized by the mayor, it's a front for cults. I love the mayor's Office of Plausible Deniability, and the way that mundane humans refuse to see supernatural activity. I'm sure that's the way I'd respond, if I were charged by an angry ghost. A fun new series!
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