This book is one of those rare cases where what you see in the cover and title are what you get. The title promises a paranormal adventure filled with a firmly British sense of humour, and the rest of the book delivers!

I really enjoyed the set-up of the world and how it was explored. The main character, Tom, finds himself out of his depth doing maternity cover for the paranormal arm of the police department. He’s hilariously unskilled and under-equipped, but determined to muddle through.

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There were some really great modern (yet cynical) twists, such as an app that does exorcisms for you, but only at fifty quid a go. Tom comes up against bureaucracy as much as he comes up against ghosts.

While I liked the world and the cast of characters, I was uncomfortable with the way Amy – the co-worker on maternity leave – was described. Her only real descriptions were about her physical appearance and her pregnancy (and how they linked together), and I would have liked to know more about her (and less about how she looked during pregnancy).

The book reads more like the pilot episode of a TV show than a completed story in its own right. The cast is introduced, there’s a small plot line that’s wrapped up in one go, with the promise of a bigger story to come.

Overall, this was a fun, witty paranormal adventure, and short enough that you can read and enjoy the whole thing in your lunch break.

I received a free copy for review. All opinions are my own.