Dead to Me by Anton Strout

Possessing the power to tell the entire history of an object with just a touch is not as cool as it sounds, especially for Simon Canderous. For him, it has brought about a life of failed relationships and petty crime. Now he is turning over a new leaf. Joining the forces of good with the secret Department of Extraordinary affairs, he has to face the paranormal forces like ghosts and zombies while Simon is slowly trying to master his powers under the guidance of his mentor and partner Connor.
The mystery begins when Simon spills his coffee though a ghost who doesn’t know how or why she is dead. He and his mentor take on the case and begin tracking down her killer, only to find out that it is much more complicated than it seems.
This sci-fi novel provides a very interesting story line with enough twists and turns to keep you reading throughout the whole novel. The first person narrative scheme of the novel works well as it gives you the thoughts of Simon at any event a lot more clearly.
However, there were parts of the novel where events did not run smoothly. Certain points of the story were not connected very well making the story line a bit jumpy. Also certain events of the story it self could seem a bit unbelievable, such as Jane, a secretary to a group of cultists would take a job to kill just for money whereas her personality is more of a country girl type.
Despite these, the book is still a good read and provides a good ending to the plot. 3/5 for the book