Death Walk

by Melissa Bowersock

224 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 4, 2026

About the author

Melissa Bowersock is an eclectic, award-winning author who writes in a variety of fiction and non-fiction genres: paranormal, biography, western, action, romance, fantasy, spiritual, and satire. She has been both traditionally and independently published and is the author of the popular Lacey Fitzpatrick and Sam Firecloud Mystery Series. She has a tattoo on the inside of her left wrist that says IMAGINE. In her next life, she plans to be an astronaut. She also writes under the pen name Amber Flame. You can visit her website, www.newmoonrising.net. Follow her blog at http://mjb-wordlovers.blogspot.com.

Reviews

[TAMMIE L HOTALING · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

What a wonderful and very well written book. I think we all have been at the bedside of a loved one in a similar situation. Sam is so wonderful. This book really touched me in many ways. I wish I had a Sam to call upon. Thank you for sharing him with us.

[Al · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the 49th book in this series and while I haven’t read close to all of them, I have read more than just a few, and they all fit a certain high-level pattern. Or at least they did before this book. Prior books all involved Sam Firecloud, one of the two main characters, communicating with ghosts who are stuck in this world unable to move on to the next world due to some unresolved issues. In this case, they’re asked to help a family friend who has a member of their family who is still alive, although on the verge of death, wanting Sam to help ease the transition. Sam and his partner Lacey, just like those of us who are regular readers of the series, weren’t sure quite what to expect. It made for an interesting twist to the pattern. I’ll hint that in this case Sam uses some of his normal skills to help him figure some useful things out, and he also gets some new experiences in dealing with a real live human. How it all turns out I’ll le you discover yourself when you read the book. It’s a good one that ended up fitting the series better than it felt like it might in the beginning.

**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. **

[Chris Carter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thoughtfully and sensitively written

This is one of those books that makes you think of your own mortality, but not in a bad way. While my thoughts on this topic may be different since I am a cancer survivor, I think that this book handles the easing into the inevitability of death and the concept of the death doula in a sensitive and thoughtful manner. Sam is operating in something that is out of his usual wheelhouse, yet he is uniquely qualified to help this dying man work through his regrets and into a better understanding of his life and the consequences of his actions and choices. I highly recommend this book to everyone.

[Pam Bales · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great as always. This is a little different from the rest of the series. There's no "haunting" with all the drama that involves. This is a dying man, whose family knows what Lacey and Sam can do for the poor souls who have unfinished issues and can't move on to the next act of their existence.
It revels more backstory for Sam and his family and reaches a very satisfactory conclusion. Highly recommend! #49 in the series.

[Thompson615 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good!

Sam is called to help a dying man. This is something he’s never done and he’s not sure what to do. It’s a good story.

[Wendy Lacey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow this one was a wonderful thought provoking read.
Close to tears in parts such a sensitive topic handled beautifully
Definitely recommend