Death Has a Name by Jerry Hanel
A very solid detective / paranormal story. Death Has a Name centers around a psychic detective named Brodie Wade. I like the universe that Jerry created here. At least with Brodie, he just doesn’t see visions or touch and know things, like your typical psychics. In this he deal with the Truth. The Truth is like a universe mirrored onto our own, with apparitions and entities, and Wade can communicate in that realm. But if he doesn’t listen to what they have to say, they can actually harm him.
It was a very fast paced read, very entertaining. The only thing I could really find at fault was that I wanted to learn more about these characters. How did Wade and Dawson meet? Was there ever going to be anything between Wade and the police office he befriended, Jamie? Or even between him and his lawyer, Emily?
Despite these few shortcomings, all this does is tell me that Jerry created a cool world and characters I would like to learn more about, and that is a good thing.
Strengths:
- Fast paced read, no fluff.
- Interesting settings and characters.
- I liked the tie in to Passover.
Weaknesses:
- Would like to have known more about the characters.