Review: “High Crimes on the Magical Plane”
When I first heard about this book by Kris Neri, I thought “WOW! Something so similar to my novel, yet so different!! How cool is that?”
And I was right. What a great book!
The premise of the story is that Samantha Brennan, a fake psychic, stumbles upon a crime. She decides that reporting the crime to the FBI would earn her headlines, and more business. Samantha is resourceful, to say the least.
Unfortunately for her, however, she meets a real-life goddess in the form of FBI Agent Annabelle Haggerty. Annabelle can’t share her secret identity with her co-workers and finds a way to use Samantha’s scam for the greater good.
This book falls right into the type of paranormal books I really enjoy – the type where the World is “realistic” and the characters are just a little different then normal. Annabelle’s biggest struggle is working within the confines of the FBI bureaucracy. She wants to make the world a better place by using her talents and gifts, she just doesn’t want to cause more problems for everyone involved. And that includes other immortals and the mortals she is trying to help.
Ms. Neri told most of the story in first person from Samantha’s point of view. Occasionally chapters were told from Annabelle’s viewpoint and those were clearly marked.
I really enjoyed this one and it reminded me of my own novel. I truly hope that High Crimes on the Magical Plane is the first of a series featuring Samantha and Annabelle.
Blessings!
Nichole