No more plot description here. I don't want to spoil the reader's fun of discovering the mystery along with the protagonist. Step by step he figures out how to maneuver in this twilight world, as he acquires piece after painful piece of his former existence. And how it ended. His wife, kids, best friend, enemies, all are vividly presented. The bad guys are believable. Everyone has a motive, and motivation -- there are no cardboard characters, no easy answers in this tightly written, vivid occult police procedural. Especially fascinating are the details of ghostly existence; in uncovering them for our protagonist, Killough applies the remorseless demand for detail that is a hallmark of police procedurals.

Killough keeps the action driving forward, but does not neglect character development. We get to know our protagonist's loved ones, and to care about them. We begin to understand why the antagonists do what they do. Will there be any justice? Will anyone find out what happened to him, or will they believe the false report circulating? And if they do find out, what then? Killough does not give us easy answers. The climax of Killer Karma is a marvelous crescendo, both complex and poignant.