Not Even a Ghost - (Ghost Trilogy) by L E Modesitt (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

L. E. Modesitt, Jr. returns to his Ghost series with a standalone prequel, Not Even a Ghost, a modern political thriller with the slick alt-history sensibility and a touch of the supernatural
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Johan Eshbach is an environmental bureaucrat working in the Federal District of Columbia. In this alternate universe, history unfolds differently: North America is occupied by the global superpowers of Austro-Hungary, New France, Quebec, and Columbia.

When the senior staff member of the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources dies unexpectedly days before flying to New France, Johan is tapped to accompany the Deputy Minister. What should be a straight-forward meeting in New France turns out to be anything but. Johan's involvement spirals out of control as he tries to make the connections between oil executives, arms smugglers, and deaths by unnatural "natural causes". His revelations will come with a heavy price.

In this alternate world, ghosts are real, tangible embodiments of misdeeds, but how do you solve a crime when the murderer didn't leave any?

The Ghost Books
Of Tangible Ghosts
The Ghost of the Revelator
Ghost of the While Nights
Ghosts of Columbia

Other Series by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
The Grand Illusion
The Sage of Recluce
The Imager Portfolio
The Corean Chronicles
The Spellsong Cycle
The Ecolitan Matter

Review Quotes

Praise for the Ghost books

"Modesitt's latest novel straddles the borderline between sf and fantasy...Modesitt handles this unlikely combination with great skill....the exquisite detailing of life in the yarn's alternate reality, and the wry wit about many things, beginning with academic politics. Possibly Modesitt's best book, it's certainly highly recommended."--Booklist on OF TANGIBLE GHOSTS

"Offers a genuinely interesting variation on the usual alternate history approach while delivering a competent mystery and a nicely-worked-out one man campaign of pseudo-terrorism."--Locus

"Meticulously extrapolated...Alternate world tales and espionage thrillers both demand an abundance of intricate detail to be convincing and Modesitt doesn't stint for either thread of his narrative." --The Washington Post Book World on Of Tangible Ghosts

"A mystery with an other-wordly difference. Modesitt deftly works out what the political and social consequences might have been had ghosts actually existed." --Jack McDevitt on Of Tangible Ghosts

"The author of the "Recluce" fantasy series (The Towers of the Sunset, Tor Bks., 1992) excels in using subtle details to enhance the credibility of an imaginary parallel world. A good choice for sf collections." - Library Journal

"A challenging mystery, a scientific puzzler and a technothriller rolled into a splendidly unique whole, this dandy delight deserves a reserved spot on your bookshelf." --Romantic Times, on Of Tangible Ghosts

"Sequel to Of Tangible Ghosts, Modesitt¿s intriguing, flavorsome alternate-world yarn. . . Appealing characters, agreeably labyrinthine plotting, a fascinatingly detailed backdrop."--Kirkus, on The Ghost of the Revelator

About the Author

L. E. Modesitt, Jr., is the bestselling author of the fantasy series The Saga of Recluce, Corean Chronicles, and the Imager Portfolio. His science fiction includes Adiamante, the Ecolitan novels, the Forever Hero Trilogy, and Archform: Beauty. Besides a writer, Modesitt has been a U.S. Navy pilot, a director of research for a political campaign, legislative assistant and staff director for a U.S. Congressman, Director of Legislation and Congressional Relations for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a consultant on environmental, regulatory, and communications issues, and a college lecturer. He lives in Cedar City, Utah.