Karen Robards, Superstition

Karen Robards, Superstition - Nicole Sullivan is staging a re-enactment of the muder of teenage Tara Mitchell and the disappearance of her two friends on Pawleys Island for a TV program. Nobody has lived in the house since the murder for very long because the tenants felt they were residing with the ghosts of the dead girls.

During the filming, one of the technical people is murdered in almost the same way that the teen was killed over a decade ago. Nicky investigates the crime which causes her to come into conflict with chief of police Joe Franconi. Even though they are working opposite sides of the murder investigation, the cop and the reporter fall in love, an emotion neither wants. Nicky sees ghosts and Joe is haunted by his guardian angel Brian who he knew when he worked vice in Trenton, New Jersey. Joe thinks he's going crazy and Nicky believes in ghosts, including Joe's, because she sees him, but it is up to the two protagonists to find the killer because the spirits don't reveal their insider information.

Karen Robards is one of the best writers of romantic suspense available today. Fans of Tami Hoag, Iris Johansen and Kay Hooper will love SUPERSTITION, a fascinating, romantic, police procedural with supernatural elements that add an extra dimension to the storyline. Nicky is a wonderful protagonist, a reporter in the tradition of Lois Lane who will do whatever is necessary to get her story. Ms. Robards always delivers a thrilling reading experience.

Harriet Klausner