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Book review the apollo murders6/10/2023 Mei brings Wallace to Charon’s Crossing, a cozy little tea shop in the countryside run by Hugo, a kind-hearted man who ferries ghosts from this life to the next. After Mei, a young woman who claims to be a reaper, shows up at the funeral to take Wallace to the afterlife, he is forced to confront his death – and life – in ways he never imagined. Having alienated his ex-wife and coworkers with his greed and general unkindness, the funeral is hardly the touching memorial Wallace feels it should be. When Wallace Price, an uptight and callous lawyer, dies suddenly of a heart attack on his office floor, no one is all too upset (except Wallace, of course). Under the Whispering Door delivered on all four – so much so, that I almost forgot that I was reading a story about death. I start each TJ Klune book with a few expectations in mind: queer characters, Klune’s trademark sense of humor, the found family trope, and a warm, fuzzy feeling inside by the time I’ve turned the last page.
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