Ghost Money

Los Angeles is already a city haunted by catastrophe when necromancer Eric Carter finds himself facing a new crisis. The aftermath of a devastating firestorm has left the boundary between the living and the dead dangerously thin, and someone is exploiting those cracks, weaponizing ghosts and unleashing them on the city. Carter's investigation pulls him into the shadows of the Chinese Triads and forces him to reckon with crimes and associations he thought were buried for good. Stephen Blackmoore's fifth Eric Carter novel deepens the series' mythology while keeping the noir-soaked tension wound tight throughout.

The full-cast production elevates the material considerably. With eleven performers sharing the load, each character finds a distinct voice, giving the story a cinematic texture that suits its comic-book-meets-hardboiled sensibility. The ensemble handles both the quieter, guilt-ridden moments and the frantic supernatural action with equal skill. At six and a half hours, the pacing never lags, making this a compelling single-sitting listen for fans of dark urban fantasy.