Ghost Talkers

Kowal has created a fascinating new branch of British Intelligence. The mediums of the Spirit Corps take the last reports and messages of Britain’s World War I dead, supplementing traditional British intelligence. But a murder close to home indicates that the Germans have plans to destroy the corps, and medium Ginger Stuyvesant will find herself at the front in an effort to derail the German plot. Kowal’s cast includes some of the most overlooked in history and historical fiction—women, the wounded, people of color—noting their normal neglect and their tremendous value. This is a fast-paced historical mystery with a strong romance at its heart. Fans of Kowal's Glamourist Histories or The Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho should definitely take note.