by Scott Nicholson
Reviewed by Mallory Heart Reviews
Scott Nicholson enjoys exploring the mysteries of the afterlife, of the world beyond, but he never does it in a way that is dogmatic or judgmental. Rather, by his writing he enjoins the questions of “What comes after?”, “Where do we go?”, “What difference does the life we lead on Earth make?” and “Why should we care?” Instead of attempting to convince anyone he has the answers, he admits he doesn’t-no one does-but cheerfully ventures forth into unknown territory, pulling readers along by the hand and giving them inventive narrative, humourous (and sometimes painful) dialogue, and a close look into characters who could be just like ourselves.
In this novel, Mr. Nicholson gives us death as waiting-room-which will probably remind most of unemployment offices or job interviews, but made me remember the death-as-bus-station waiting room episodes of the original Twilight Zone-a kind of “wait here till your name is called” approach to our eventual destinations.
Richard Steele is a private investigator in for a rude surprise: he’s deceased. Worse than the surprise is the realization that he’s left behind his beloved Lee, a woman who although vastly different in personality from him, still cherishes him-and the feeling is mutual. Worse yet, he’s now in the realm of the dead, where one of the inhabitants is the woman who used to love him, then learned to hate him: his late wife Diana. To move on-to possibly have a chance to reach “heaven” and eventually reunite with Lee; to escape the eternal burning wrath that is the torch Diana still carries; Richard is assigned to investigate his own murder, determine the culprit, and get “the facts”-for heaven’s sake.
Review: The Dead Love Longer by Scott Nicholson
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