A Kind of Death

A Cav Crawford Mystery
Book One

Cav Crawford has a lot going on. He’s a college student. He has a side gig as a PI. Oh yeah—and he sees ghosts.

When four teenage boys disappear while ghost hunting but only one reappears days later (covered in blood and with no memory of what happened), the police point the finger at the boy. The boy’s parents hire Cav to prove his innocence, and it doesn’t take him long to realize he’s in over his head. To complicate matters, Cav unintentionally summons the ghost of his dead boyfriend, who can’t seem to move on.

As the investigation deepens, Cav unearths disturbing similarities between his current case and a decades-old murder-suicide. By the time he realizes the power of the dark forces at work, it’s too late—he’s caught the attention of the killer, and he’ll soon learn there’s more than one kind of death….

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REVIEWS & REACTIONS

Josh Aterovis is back at doing what he does best – writing young adult detective novels with a mystical and gay romance slant. His latest title, A Kind of Death, introduces a new, young private investigator who is grappling with a missing persons case while learning about his gift of “sight,” which was passed down from his Irish ancestors who had a powerful connection to ancient Samhain traditions. A fun read for fans of gay YA as well as mystery and paranormal readers, and a promising opener to a new series. – Andrew J. Peters for Out in Print

Josh Aterovis creates a new series that is filled with moments of shear terror and gore. The author really delved deep into the research for the world of Gaelic Folk magic, blood magic, protection spells, herbs, sigils, ancient Greek poppet or Kolossos and how beliefs of different religions and places deal with the world of the occult, ghosts and so much more. I am ecstatic that Josh Aterovis has returned with this new series. I highly recommend A Kind of Death, and I think the Cav Crawford Mystery series has very high potential. – Maryann Kafka

This is a book that kept me hooked from beginning to end. A fifty-year-old murder, missing boys, the appearance of Cav’s dead boyfriend’s ghost made this book a must read for mystery and paranormal lovers. Nonstop action, secrets, surprises and amazing characters, and edge of your seat suspense. Five stars! – Linda Tonis, Paranormal Romance Guild Review Team

This book was superbly written. The characters were all really interesting and well thought out, and the story line was based a lot more in reality than some of the other types of books on this topic. But the book itself just was literally a chef’s kiss. Highly recommend. – Gare Bear