The Seance Society part three, Chapters 18 to the end

[Mark Pghfan]

OK, I'm finally getting around to winding up this discussion. In case there are people not yet completed, please mark your spoilers clearly!

Lee and Mr. O'Nelligan continue their diligent detective work to investigate the central murder when, lo and behold, another death occurs. There is some concern that the second murder surely must have something to do with the first, but the connection is well hidden (at first.)

Also, as we've noted, the investigation does seem to go on a little protractedly, but we do have a slam-bam ending, with all the affected people gathered together and then the solution (which is pretty clever--I doubt many of you figured it out) is presented.

[J]

I agree about the slam-bam ending....the perp was not on my list of suspects!
As we have stated previously, story did drag a bit in spots. Don't know if we needed all the drama between Lee and his father nor how critical his meetings with Audrey were but I did enjoy the witty undertones. It did seem to me that O'Neligan did more of the solving than Plunkett. Still all in all a good job for a debut novel.
One point was not clarified- at least for me- was Agnelli's death really coincidental and if so, why was his partner so adamant about Plunkett butting out of the investigation?

[Mark Pghfan]

J, I agree with you on all counts. Clearly, O'Nelligan did all the heavy lifting, resolution-wise. Agnelli's death appeared to be coincidental, perhaps just to show that Plunkett was a good guy to want to continue with the investigation even though he was not to be paid. Nor was is explained why the partner was such a nasty person, trying to stop the investigation. Perhaps just to throw him into the pool of suspects? (Though that seemed like quite a stretch!) And the business with Audrey was clearly out of place, in my opinion. It didn't affect the plot any nor did it really go any-where, relationship wise. Perhaps that will be in a future book.

[Tina]

Good point about Plunk and Audrey. Never did say what happened with their relationship. Though in the early pages of story, it seemed she would be a more central character than what turned out. Maybe that was to hook the female reader and not make the story a total guy read.

The climax was pretty exciting Mini-spoiler --

I love a tussle in the snow. lol

An okay story. Not bad, not great. Thanks, Pghfan