Kindred Spirits (Restless Spirits) (Volume 2)

Odd Thomas meets Veronica Mars...

Chris Wilson sees dead people. Sees them, hears them, and helps them finish their business so they can find peace. But when a local crime reporter does a hit piece painting her as a charlatan on the nightly news, she finds her future as a ghost whisperer in jeopardy. Fortunately, her big sister, Ron, deceased but not departed, remains as fiercely protective of her kid sister as she ever was in life.

Determined to vindicate Chris, Ron aims to give Derek Brandt a haunting he'll never forget. But Ron gets more than she bargained for when she discovers Derek is already haunted - by the ghost of his murdered brother. Jimmy Brandt is stuck in limbo, unable to communicate with his younger brother and unable to move on until his murder is solved. It's up to Chris to convince the highly skeptical Derek that his brother needs him, and that she's the real deal.

It's not an easy prospect, considering Chris and Derek have a rocky history beyond his slanderous news story. But swallowing her pride and anger to get Derek past his hostility and suspicion might be the easy part, considering there are mysterious forces, both human and other, that don't want this cold case warmed back up, and will kill to keep their secrets. Solving Jimmy's murder might be the most dangerous request Chris has ever taken on. But if she and Derek survive, they might just find that old enemies can turn out to be kindred spirits.