Dead, Sometimes

Jason Callahan Psychic Detective, Book 2

By: Patricia Lee Macomber

Narrated by: Steven Jay Cohen

Jason Callahan, private investigator, and his psychic partner Trina Dane return in the second installment of the Jason Callahan Mysteries.

Chloe Marsh is found dead at the scene of an accident and pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. Half an hour later, as she is being taken to the morgue, Chloe suddenly sits up. But this isn't the first time Chloe has died, and it certainly won't be the last.

Enter Trina and Jason. They've worked on cases together before, but nothing like this. Investigator Jason Callahan doesn't believe for a minute that Chloe has special powers, but psychic Trina Dane does, and she thinks she knows why. But what of the other people across the country who have had the same experiences? How did they really die? And how did one boy (and Chloe) manage to survive? Only Trina and Jason can find the answers, but they must do so before Chloe runs out of lives.

©2014 Patricia Lee Macomber (P)2015 David N. Wilson

Good premise and plot

The premise was good and the characters interesting, but the story dragged in so many places. Between that and a narrator whose quiet, breathy delivery seemed more likely to put me to sleep or think on other things, I was far less than delighted. I had hoped for so much more.

Easy Listen

Would you listen to Dead, Sometimes again? Why?

I have not read the first book in this series. I was given this book by the narrator Steven Jay Cohen through Audiobook Blast for an honest review. It is a standalone book that can be listened to and enjoyed even if you have not read the first book. I am however planning on listening to the first book now and I will listen to this one again.
Steven did an spectacular job reading this book. He had separate voices for each of the characters and the womens voices were believable.
Dead, Sometimes starts with a bang as Chloe has died and then suddenly sits up again. You are hooked and have to find out how this happened.
Jason Callahan and Trina Dane arrive in Florida to investigate and quickly bond with Chloe. They are not going to leave her until they find out how this has happened. As Chloe starts exhibiting special powers as well as the ability to come back from the dead Jason and Trina realize Chloe has far more going on.
I was entertained from the beginning of the book and couldn't put it down.

very close to being really good

I received this book free in exchange for an unbiased review, so to start the narrator is pretty good but he has the exact same pitch throughout, he does accents and they remain the same for each character and that's good but there's no higher pitch when something is Scarry or an excitement in his voice when they get excited. it's roughly the same throughout. that's a skill he can work on. did well with the words very clearly understood and you can follow him easily. tip speed him up to 1.1X so he sounds like he's speaking at a regular tempo.

the story... oh boy. so this is the second one and the first never counts because they have a whole new world to set up. this one I was expecting new characters (we got a few but lord a very few) and some repeat of the old. almost no one from the original besides the two main characters transfered over... and it's in a while new city... and isolated for most of it... it was a truly Interesting way to take the story. honestly this series is a great premise and has huge potential but the author needs to find a way to be more detailed and make sure he's not completely telling a new story. also he left the a big story plot wide open with no additional references. I suspect we'll see it come to fruition in the next book but no additional mention of it again at all... please author pick up a king book and read like 5 of them... you need it, your so dang close to really dang good. take the time to polish it off...

Fun read with great narration

Quirky detective story that was a fun listen. Stephen Jay Cohen tells the story so well you forget your listening to someone else. It just becomes the story in your head.

Loved this book

I really loved this book and the narrator paired well with the story. What I loved most about this book through it all Cloey has such a great attitude. She is my favorite character. She had some pretty funny moments even though she was possessed. Jason and Trina bonded with her that really brought the characters in a way that really brought the book to life for me. I voluntarily gave this unbiased review in exchange for a free copy.