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Amberjack Publishing
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Fantasy. Fiction. Mystery. HTML: "Banks's debut marks the start of a promising urban fantasy series, something like Ghostbusters with a British accent." - Publisher's Weekly Kester Lanner didn't know what to expect when he followed his mother's dying request to contact the mysterious Dr. Ribero, but he wasn't expecting to find his long lost father. Nor was he expecting to join the family business: catching supernatural spirits. Kester is intrigued despite his fear, and finds himself drawn into an ancient ghost story that will test the entire agency.He soon becomes enmeshed in a struggle with the spirit, who is so malevolent and haunting that his first real case might just be his last..
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LibraryThing member cmbohn
Kester is having a hard time since his mom died. He doesn't have a job, he has no friends, and no plans, but he does have a lead. His mom mentions something before she dies, a Dr. Ribero. Kester decides to follow up and finds himself in a whole new world. One where there are ghosts.
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I received this for free in return for a review from NetGalley, but my opinions are my own.
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a little of the Jonathan Stroud series, Lockwood & Co. Ribero's group of ghost hunters is similarly short-staffed and underappreciated. But this, while still a really clean read, is geared more for adults than kids. The staff is a lot pricklier too, but I did like the whole bickering crew. I hope this is the first of a long series, because I really want to read more. Thanks for the chance to read it.I received this for free in return for a review from NetGalley, but my opinions are my own.
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LibraryThing member juliecracchiolo
I was intrigued when I saw this book. I mean, look at that cover. It’s so intriguing that readers, especially lovers of a good ghost story, will pick up. The back cover copy is equally as enticing. It promises “A contemporary twist on the Victorian Gothic novel with a dash of humour to lighten
The first sentence is ripe with foreshadowing. I’ve never read a first sentence that is able to put so much prophesy in only five words. Between the fist and back covers and the first sentence, I couldn’t wait to dive in.
Twenty-two-year-old Kester Lanner lost his mother to cancer two weeks ago. Her dying wish was that he locates Dr. Ribero. Kester had never heard of this person until his dying mother uttered them as her final words.
Kester is an introverted, shy and quiet young man. He hates adventure, yet here he is standing outside the building where the office of Dr. Ribero’s Agency of the Supernatural is located. Once he makes it inside, he learns that there is more to the agency than the name. Dr. Ribero has four employees who all stare at him as he walks opens the office door.
And now here the story takes a nosedive. Ribero’s employees bicker and squabble. They are always insulting each other. The three women and one man reminded me of a pack of silly adolescent boys. But I kept reading, waiting for the good stuff. Unfortunately, it never arrived.
Kester is invited to join the team, but he isn’t sure. He goes on a few minor jobs with the team involving spirts that was, frankly, stupid. Not a hint of a sinister tone anywhere. Kester doesn’t fit in. He prefers a more academic, structured environment.
Then the agency gets a call for a rally big case, the case they need to stabilize their business. During the first tangle with the green-dressed ghost, Kester realizes his isn’t cut out for this sort of life. But Ribero and the team like having him around. As they get further into the case, Kester discovers the gift that only he can bring.
The battle with the green-dressed ghost begins. And it’s just as silly as the previous jobs. It’s the team that gets in the way. They are so asinine.
I was extremely disappointed in Banks’ debut novel. I had high hopes for a great read, but all I got was inane wrangling. For this reason, The Case of the Green-Dressed Ghost receives 2 out of 5 stars in Julie’s world.
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the eerie, sinister tone of this modern day ghost story.” With a sentence like that, it’s just gotta be read.The first sentence is ripe with foreshadowing. I’ve never read a first sentence that is able to put so much prophesy in only five words. Between the fist and back covers and the first sentence, I couldn’t wait to dive in.
Twenty-two-year-old Kester Lanner lost his mother to cancer two weeks ago. Her dying wish was that he locates Dr. Ribero. Kester had never heard of this person until his dying mother uttered them as her final words.
Kester is an introverted, shy and quiet young man. He hates adventure, yet here he is standing outside the building where the office of Dr. Ribero’s Agency of the Supernatural is located. Once he makes it inside, he learns that there is more to the agency than the name. Dr. Ribero has four employees who all stare at him as he walks opens the office door.
And now here the story takes a nosedive. Ribero’s employees bicker and squabble. They are always insulting each other. The three women and one man reminded me of a pack of silly adolescent boys. But I kept reading, waiting for the good stuff. Unfortunately, it never arrived.
Kester is invited to join the team, but he isn’t sure. He goes on a few minor jobs with the team involving spirts that was, frankly, stupid. Not a hint of a sinister tone anywhere. Kester doesn’t fit in. He prefers a more academic, structured environment.
Then the agency gets a call for a rally big case, the case they need to stabilize their business. During the first tangle with the green-dressed ghost, Kester realizes his isn’t cut out for this sort of life. But Ribero and the team like having him around. As they get further into the case, Kester discovers the gift that only he can bring.
The battle with the green-dressed ghost begins. And it’s just as silly as the previous jobs. It’s the team that gets in the way. They are so asinine.
I was extremely disappointed in Banks’ debut novel. I had high hopes for a great read, but all I got was inane wrangling. For this reason, The Case of the Green-Dressed Ghost receives 2 out of 5 stars in Julie’s world.
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LibraryThing member Diana_Long_Thomas
Book received from NetGalley.
I wasn't sure about this book when I first started reading it. I was a bit confused on where it was going. Once we finally meet Dr. Ribero the book really takes off. Finding out the agency removed ghosts from troublesome areas made the book for me. It was a bit slow in
I wasn't sure about this book when I first started reading it. I was a bit confused on where it was going. Once we finally meet Dr. Ribero the book really takes off. Finding out the agency removed ghosts from troublesome areas made the book for me. It was a bit slow in
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areas, and I really felt for the main character. He was so confused and out of his element when the book started, but he really came into his own at the end. He was a very changed person. It's a cute little cozy mystery, a very quick read and I believe that most people who enjoy paranormal cozy's will like it. Show Less
ISBN
9781944995126
Local notes
Dr Ribero's Agency of the Supernatural, 1
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