Review: Canyon Walk by Melissa Bowersock

 

Genre: Paranormal/Mystery/Native American

Description:

“Sam is contacted by a member of the Paiute tribe of Northern Arizona and asked to clear a location that’s been haunted for so long, no one remembers why. There’s literally no information available about it, making Lacey’s job impossible. In addition, the location is probably the most isolated place Sam and Lacey have ever investigated: the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Can they really tap into this forgotten story and unearth the ancient mystery?”

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 writes the 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.”

For more, visit Ms Bowersock’s website.

Appraisal:

If you’ve read a few of the past books in this series (this is book 48) then you’ll know the basics of what to expect. Sam Firecloud, a native American, is able to communicate with the spirits of people who have died at some point in the past, but due to some unfinished issue, the spirit is unable to move on to whatever comes next. Sam’s wife, Lacey Fitzpatrick, assists him, taking videos of his end of any interactions with the spirits, and helps him with research, and in countless other ways.

This book conforms to the pattern, but like every other in the series, it is unique and has twists and qualities that are unlike the others in the series. You’ll get a peek into the history of the area of Arizona where the Grand Canyon is located. While fiction, I found myself flashing on how I felt reading certain kinds of travel or non-fiction adventure memoirs as Sam and Lacey had to take a multi-day rafting trip down the Colorado through the Grand Canyon. If you’ve ever done a whitewater rafting trip of any length, you’ll be holding onto your chair and flashing back on the fun you had doing that. (If not, here’s your chance to try it out vicariously.) As with others in the series, this is a quick, fun, and entertaining read.

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Format/Typo Issues:

No significant issues.

Rating: ***** Five Stars

Reviewed by: BigAl

Approximate word count: 25-30,000 words