A Spirit of Murder

by Todd Voter

From the moment they met, she saved him and he loved her. Murder couldn’t change that fact, and she’s back to prove it.

Dawn, bright and alive with love, reached out to Matt for a brief moment before she was gone. The idea that she was trying to tell him something, to warn him, was so vivid that he couldn’t shake the dream. Eighteen months earlier, when Dawn died in a car accident, Matt was left alone and adrift in her small hometown. The former Army CID investigator found himself going through the motions of life until he was jolted awake by a murder at the local high school. Then, when he needed her most, the love of his life returned to him, determined he could solve the case, and said she was sticking around to help.
Sheriff Caddie Allemande was new to Mannheim, Iowa, and her job when she was confronted with the most brutal crime the county had seen in decades. As pressure mounted to solve the case, Caddie was forced to deal with a former sheriff looking over her shoulder and a retired Army cop who kept getting in the way. The further they dig, the closer they will come to not only finding a killer but uncovering a web of corruption and violence under all that Iowa nice.

373 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 5, 2024

About the author

Todd Voter is a Wisconsin native who joined the Army for college money. Meeting Tammy, the love of his life, they spent the next two decades traveling the world madly in love before settling in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Tammy is gone now, but Todd’s still madly in love. A retired Master Sergeant, he holds a Master’s of Science in Strategic Intelligence from the Joint Military Intelligence College in Washington D.C. His military assignments included stints in South Korea, Germany, and Japan, as well as the Defense Intelligence Agency in Washington, D.C.

Reviews

[Harper · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you love murder mysteries with a bit of supernatural this is the book for you. I can't wait for the next one!

[Steven Latour · Rating 5 out of 5]

This novel contains the elements of a murder mystery with a touch of the supernatural. It is a story of love, of loss, and of a second chance. There are even some spreadsheets and data analysis so there is something for everyone here. This was a very enjoyable read, and the ending resolves some of the issues but leaves me wondering about what will happen next. I look forward to seeing where the Spirit Mysteries series goes next.

[Sharon Z · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the read. Is an easy read and kept me guessing. Bringing in the spirit was an interesting dimension to the story line.