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REVIEWS BY MARTHA
MARTHA A. CHEVES — RESIDENT REVIEWER

DEAD MEDIUM

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By: Peter John
ISBN: 1481879103 ASIN: B00B000O8C
MARTHA CHEVES
AUTHOR/REVIEWER

Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Date: January 10, 2013
Pages: 308
Kindle, paperback
George's hand on her shoulder silently comforted her. She would have
usually pulled away from him and given him the sharp end of her tongue but at
that moment she didn't. It wasn't fear that held her temper. Even though she
hated to admit it, his presence reassured her. His touch anchored her,
preventing her form drifting into the darkness above. Had she been alone she
might have reacted to the bewildering feeling that was overwhelming her. The
fear made her shy away from the darkness but also drew her toward it. The
temptation to let go felt familiar, it almost felt like a sense of belonging. It was
as if the darkness marked a path she was meant to travel, a passage home.
May Elizabeth Trump spent her young years in a orphanage, her adult life
being a recluse that saved every penny earned, and now she can speak to those
who have passed as well as those who are still living.
Penny Saunders lives in the same town as May but has passed leaving her
only child Chloe in a bad financial position. Chloe must now pay for her college
education as well as the upkeep on the family home that Penny has spent her
life trying to hold on to.
Then comes the idea that will involve Margaret, May's only 'friend', and her
Thursday Night Club, which is a group of 4 ladies who dabble in the 'psychic
business.' With May as the medium they can line up clients of ghosts who want
to talk with those left behind and charge the living, allowing Chloe an income so
she can continue with her education as well as keep the house.
One important piece of information that I haven't told you. May is dead
therefore being the Dead Medium.
This book is full of humor, ghosts, and some uncertain beings that are called
the Soul Stalkers who May has been warned about by a ghost named George. .

PETER JOHN, AUTHOR

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